ANALIZAWIADOMOŚCI The economic crisis in Russia is becoming more visible Amelia Wojciechowska The Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don branch. Against this backdrop, the Bank of Russia revised its 2026 GDP growth forecast downward from 0.5-1.5% to 0.0-1.0%, reflecting the country’s increasingly challenging economic outlook. Following this, the European Union and the United States imposed comprehensive sanctions on Russia’s economic sectors. However, this situation was related to state-driven economic growth, closely linked to military production. For 2026, both the IMF and the World Bank forecast Russian GDP growth of approximately 1%, indicating a period of economic slowdown.