Putin says aims to halve ‘unacceptable’ Russian poverty rate in 6 years
Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russian President Vladimir Putin said he aims to cut his country’s “unacceptable” poverty rate in half over the next six years, in a state of the nation address on Thursday.
“(We should) at least halve the poverty rate in the next six years,” Putin said, adding that 20 million Russians currently live below the poverty line compared to 42 million in 2000.