Russia's economy saw a big contraction in 2015, though the silver lining is that the data was better-than-expected. However, analysts at Capital Economics caution that there's also something alarming about the data: there was a slowdown in December.
Business Insider: Here’s the most worrying sign from the latest report on Russia’s recession
In August, Russia banned all beef, pork, fish, fruit, vegetables and dairy products from the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia and Norway for one year, retaliating for Western economic sanctions imposed after the Kremlin destabilized Ukraine (Wikicomms)
