“The meeting (on economics. - RT ) lasted three hours, different forecasts were made for the development of the situation. As a result, in the evening, the president decided to make a statement to the people, ”Peskov quoted Interfax as saying on the air of Russia 1.
A Kremlin spokesman said Putin worked on circulation at night, in the morning and in the morning of March 25.
He also noted that the disputes that arose at the meeting with the head of state were connected with an unprecedented situation.
“This is not a situation that some government may be ready for, having a phased action plan in advance ... Everyone takes the move along the way, there are a large number of points of view,” Peskov explained.
He also emphasized that the main task of the government is the need to make "the only right decision."
On March 25, during a televised address to the Russians, Putin proposed a series of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In particular, the week from March 30 to April 5, 2020 was declared a day off.
In addition, social and economic measures were proposed to support the population and entrepreneurs who were in a difficult situation due to the consequences of the pandemic.