“The government is really preparing new proposals to support the economy and individual sectors in accordance with the situation that is currently developing and, as experts see it, will develop in the near future,” he said.

According to him, in the near future this will be announced, including publicly.

During the meeting, the head of state also called the double impact of coronavirus on the economy and lower oil prices.

A transcript of the meeting was published by the Kremlin press service.

On March 26, the Russian leader, speaking at the G20 summit, noted that the situation with COVID-19 would turn out to be more serious problems than the financial crisis of 2008-2009.