He stated this during a meeting with the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, the Kremlin press service reports.
“Apparently, we have a reduction, the fall will be less than in many other countries, including European countries. Let's look at the results of the year, ”the head of state said.
He also added that he would like to discuss with Sechin the reduction of the global and Russian economies against the background of oil production restrictions under the OPEC + agreements.
“But sooner or later this situation will pass, and the world economy will grow, and the Russian one will grow,” the president said.
Earlier, Putin spoke about the correctness of targeted measures to support the economy.