The U.S. does not agree with the assessments of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the favorable prospects of the Russian economy and are confident that the penalties have a strong influence, said the official authorized state Department Marie Harf at a press conference on Thursday. on Thursday, the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the process of "Straight line" said that the recovery may be sooner than two years, as the Ruble strengthened. "The latest IMF forecast about the development of the Russian economy indicates that GDP will decline by 3, 8% this year and by 1, 1% in the upcoming. This is just one of the signs (of the economy). The criterion of the national currency - not the only one, " said Harf. The U.S. is confident that "punishment is influenced, and the more they act, the more influence have," said Harf. "If there is a need to introduce fresh - we will admit," he assured her. Harf stressed that North America has pressed Russia to "change behavior" on Ukraine. Also the Commissioner of the state Department once again accused the Russian Federation in the supply of arms and ammunition in the East of Ukraine and military training in the Donbass Pro-Russian separatists ". Moscow first announced many times that is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine. Russia officially joins the mediators in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. The ruble at the beginning of winter last year experienced the strongest since the default of 1998, the collapse of the exchange rate to the dollar and Euro fresh historic lows were recorded on December 16, at 80 roubles per dollar and 100 rubles per Euro. But then the Russian currency began to win the position. So, the dollar a few months was trading around 60-65 rubles, end of March fell below, and fifteen April at all for the first time since November 2014 fell below 50 rubles. #Primaline "Direct line with Vladimir Putin ": interesting questions, key applications and explanations of the professionals in