Putin noted the greater readiness of the Russian economy to shocks in comparison with other countries

"Still, (the Russian economy. -

) turned out to be more mobilized and ready for such shocks than many other developed economies in the world, if you count the five, six, seven or ten leading economies in the world, even the top twenty," he said. ...

Putin added that the rate of decline in the Russian economy was 3%, which is much lower than in many of the world's leading economies.

According to him, Russia also recovered faster than other countries.

RT is broadcasting a press conference.