Despite Western-led sanctions aimed at punishing Russia over its war in Ukraine, growing demand for Russian energy imports has helped keep the country's besieged economy afloat.China and India, Asia's biggest and third-biggest economies, respectively, have been the biggest drivers of the trend.Russia's economy shrank by just 2.1 percent in 2022 far less than previously forecast contractions of up to 12 percent.
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