Zelenskyy on European mission for more aid, jets; Russian strikes intensify in Ukraine's east
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at Paris Orly Airport in France and was greeted by the Minister of the French Army Sebastien Lecornu.
Ahead of this trip, Zelenskyy had previously only left his war-weary country once before since Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago.Russia's 2022 economic fall seen in lower incomes, slumping consumer demand Russia's export-dependent economy has withstood the impact of sanctions better than first expected, but still suffered a GDP contraction of around 2.5%, as the West imposed restrictions in an effort to punish Moscow over its actions in Ukraine.
Retail sales, a key gauge of consumer demand, slumped by 6.7% in 2022, the poorest showing since 2015, while in December they were down 10.5% year-over-year, the worst monthly performance since May 2020 and the height of the coronavirus pandemic.Wreckage of MH17 near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine.
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