Is Putin Responsible For The World's Economic Problems?

 

Reuters: Russia's Putin jokes about being blamed for all the world's woes 

 LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Monday that he would have a serious talk to the West about its assertions that he was to blame for all the economic chaos sown by the conflict in Ukraine and the West's crippling sanctions. 

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands and displaced 14 million people, while the West's attempt to isolate Russia as punishment and Moscow's blockade of grain shipments from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, have sent the price of oil, natural gas, grains, cooking oil and fertilisers soaring. 

At a televised meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia's economy was doing well, despite the Western sanctions.  

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Update: Putin vows "to have a word" with his "alter ego" over Western economies’ problems (TASS) 

WNU Editor: For a country that has been accused for years of having a GDP that is smaller than Italy's, it is amazing that a such a small economy could impact the global economy to such a significant degree. Or is it because the leaders of these other countries are to blame for their country's problems, and are looking for a scapegoat.