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The Economic Times
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Putin envoy warns of Russian economy going 'berserk' on war footing

MOSCOW: The Russian economy runs a risk of going "berserk" if it is run to focus entirely ​on the needs of the military-industrial complex, ​President Vladimir Putin's international development envoy was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

The comments by ​Boris Titov to business news outlet RBC were a rare sign of concern in Kremlin circles about the increasing pressure on the slowing economy to secure a victory in the 4-1/2-year war in Ukraine.

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