Russia has just joined a club it would rather not belong to.
Official data published Monday confirmed that its economy shrank by 3.7% in 2015, putting it deep into recession and making it one of the world's 10 worst performing emerging markets for the year.
Russia has been slammed by the collapse in oil prices since the middle of 2014, and by Western sanctions imposed the same year because of its support for separatist forces in Ukraine.
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Its currency has collapsed to a record low against the U.S. dollar, driving up inflation and impoverishing millions.
President Vladimir Putin and his government have been forced to make deep cuts to public spending as oil and gas revenues have plunged.