“We are aware that the global economic crisis that triggered, among other things, the coronavirus, will also make itself known, and we need to prepare for this crisis. And, of course, coordination of actions and anti-crisis measures on the part of many states will be required, ”the Vesti portal quotes Peskov.

March 26, during a speech at the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the situation with coronavirus would turn out to be more serious problems than the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

On March 27, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, stated that the world economy had entered a recession, which was similar to the one that was during the financial crisis of 2008-2009.