Russian finance ministry earmarks $18 bln for coronavirus crisis

Russia's finance ministry has earmarked about 1.4 trillion roubles ($18 billion) to be used to fight the spread of the coronavirus and the economic fallout, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

He was talking at a government meeting set up. ($1 = 78.8000 roubles)

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