Rosstat, Russia's statistics agency, has not released data on deaths this year, according to an independent Russian outlet.

The head of Russia's biggest bank warned of economic troubles despite Putin's more positive spin.

I will say for Russia – we have the unemployment rate of 2.3% and actually in all the economies of the world, this is one of key indicators of developments in the economy," Putin noted.

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