Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev started his live Q&A show a few minutes ago. The first question he was asked concerned Russia's economic prospects.
Medvedev said that the economic condition of Russia was similar to that of most advanced and rapidly developing states – quite complicated. He noted that the situation in Russia was better than in Europe and some other countries for two reasons: Russia became part of global economy and faces the same pressure.
According to Medvedev, the country has reserves to help keep the situation under control. Unemployment was at a level of 5.5%, the external debt totaled about 10% of the GDP, with currency reserves worth about $700 billion, said the prime minister.
