Sergei Aleksashenko: “An attempt is not torture?”

“And the Russian authorities are preparing to fight the past crisis. The government’s anti-crisis plan, promoted through all possible channels, is, in fact, nothing more than a slightly modified version of the anti-crisis plan from 2009.

Once again, like five years ago, the only thing pushing the authorities to action is the fall in oil prices. Once again, like five years ago, officials are prohibited from using the word crisis, but they are allowed to loudly praise anti-crisis measures. Once again, like five years ago, we are talking about supporting banks and single-industry towns, supporting the labor market and small businesses."