"These are the symptoms of the slow decline of the Russian economy" - the BBC journalist on the crisis in the Russian regions cutting expenses and delaying the wage index due to payments to contractors, which leads to a gradual decline of the economy, said on the air of Dozhed journalist of the BBC's Russian service, Sergey Kagronov. The problem worsened in 2025, but began in 2024, after the increase in payments to contractors and the start of the regional race for such payments. These are the symptoms of the slow decline of the Russian economy due to the fact that the economy, in simple terms, fell apart after rapid growth after the outbreak of the war, Kagramozov said. Tomorrow everything will not collapse, the journalist stressed, but "the trend is sad". More on the rain website tag: @tvrain.