Russia’s economy is growing, but can it last?

17 minutes agoSteve Rosenberg,Russia editor, @BBCSteveRGetty ImagesRussia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 not only sparked international outrage. It also triggered a wave of sanctions designed to weaken the Kremlin’s ability to wage war against its neighbour.Russia’s assets abroad were frozen, its economy cut off from the global financial system, its energy exports targeted.I can remember Western officials and commentators describing the sanctions as “crippling”, “debilitating” and “unprecedented”. With adjectives like these filling the airwaves, the…