The World Bank building in Washington DC. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 12World Bank President David Malpass predicted a «strong recovery» from the end of the conflict in Ukraine, with more effective and resilient structures in place. will be stronger than the old ones in terms of peacekeeping, European security, supply lines, dependency reduction, which will be stronger, more resilient and deeper,” Malpass said at a conference in Poland. The world, he said, is overflowing with goods, services and young people who only and are «waiting for an opportunity» to prove themselves. For Russia, the World Bank had previously predicted a fall in GDP by 11% by the end of 2022. «But this is already from a low base. The challenge faced by Russia was the relatively stagnant indicators of per capita income. The system they applied has led Russia to lag behind China in this regard in recent years,» Malpass said. aed742c8d3ecba9b6ec.jpg» />Germany warns of worst crisis since World War IIRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
