A slump in key sectors of the Russian economy - including industrial production, retail trade and construction - deepened sharply in May, with the steepest monthly drop in output since September 2009, according to data released July 1 by state statistics service Rosstat.
The Moscow Times: Production in key branches of Russian economy falls to six-year low
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 24, 2015.
