Under Vladimir Putin's Presidency, All of the Following Occurred EXCEPT

Multiple Choice

Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

A) power was centralized in the federal government.
B) Russia ended its war in Chechnya.
C) as many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty.
D) the economy grew significantly and the government had a budget surplus.
E) the economy significantly depended upon exports of oil and natural gas.