Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to win re-election in March, extending his stay in the Kremlin to 2024. For Russia's economy, that likely means six more years of anemic growth. Russia's economy has been on the mend since Western sanctions and crashing oil prices sent it spiraling into a deep recession in 2015. In the 18 years that Putin has been in charge, Russia has failed to break its addiction to oil and diversify its economy. CNN special: Russia decodedGevorgyan said that Russia should move to stamp out corruption and nepotism, while reducing geopolitical tensions.

Source: CNN January 22, 2018 15:33 UTC