President Vladimir Putin has unveiled double-digit increases to Russia’s minimum wage and pensions as soaring inflation and western sanctions push up the cost of living.
Putin admitted Russia faced “difficulties” but denied these were linked to what he referred to as the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and said the economy had “better dynamics than forecast by some experts”.
The country had to ensure incomes remained above subsistence levels, Putin said at a state council meeting.
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