Putin meets deputy PM to discuss economic control

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko on Monday to discuss economic reforms aimed at speeding up the audit process in the context of anti-sanction policies. Grigorenko said that "time is the most important resource for business now."Putin said "I very much hope that the things accomplished recently with your contribution will have a positive effect on the state of economy".

Also on Monday, the Kremlin said that Putin has had another call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to talk about Ukraine. Bennett told Putin about his contacts with other heads of states, and Putin shared his assessments of talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives via video calls, the Kremlin said in a statement.