Putin: Russia in the pandemic sent about 3 trillion rubles to support the economy

During the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Putin spoke about the measures taken in Russia during the pandemic. 

“Russia has allocated about 3 trillion rubles (and this, so that it is clear in comparative terms, more than 4.5% of our country's GDP) to preserve jobs and incomes of citizens, support entrepreneurship, restart the investment cycle, help regions, specific people and families with children first of all, ”TASS quotes him as saying.

Earlier, Putin said that vaccination is the best tool to fight the coronavirus pandemic.