IMF plan to visit Russia to assess economy prompts dismay across Europe

After visiting Moscow, IMF officials will publish an assessment of the Russian economy and give recommendations about issues such as the climate crisis. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send staff to Moscow next week to review the Russian economy for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that has prompted anger and dismay across European capitals.

Officials of the Washington-based organisation will travel to the Russian capital and meet “stakeholders” before publishing an assessment of the economy and providing recommendations about how the Kremlin might improve its economic handling and tackle issues such as the climate crisis.