MOSCOW, April 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir
Putin said the government would see higher oil and gas revenues
by the end of the second quarter and that "positive trends"
across the economy were picking up pace.
Russia chalked up a $29-billion budget deficit in the first
quarter of the year, largely due to falling revenues from its
crucial energy exports, which have been targeted by Western
sanctions.
(Reporting by Reuters
Editing by Gareth Jones)
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