In Algeria, Putin’s ally misleads about size of Russian economy, downplays sanctions

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2022, photo, a woman leaves an exchange office, where a screen showing the currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and euro to Russian rubles is displayed, in Moscow.

“Russia has become the fourth world economy and the largest European economy. … [T]he USA have lost their leading position and dropped to second place.”