World Economy Falls Victim to Putin’s War

The Ukrainian flag flutters between destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka in the Kyiv region on April 17.

Photographer: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs gather in Washington today under the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund take place in the U.S. capital against the backdrop of a multi-pronged crisis caused by Moscow’s actions that is rippling far beyond Ukraine’s borders.