13 september 2008

Interview granted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to the French newspaper Le Figaro

Vladimir Putin

Interview to the French newspaper Le Figaro

Participants:
"Russia is developing at a rapid pace. In 2003 I said that doubling our gross domestic product was our medium-term goal. And we are moving towards that goal: the goal will be achieved in late 2009 or, according to some other estimates, in the first quarter of 2010."