Dies deutet darauf hin, dass Russland in den Jahren der westlichen Sanktionen gezwungen war, auf 259 Milliarden Dollar an Auslandskrediten zu verzichten, die sonst in Investitionen und damit Wirtschaftswachstum geflossen wären.
This indicates that in the years since Western sanctions were applied, Russia has been forced to forego $259 billion of foreign credits that otherwise could have gone toward investment and thus economic growth.