Putin: Russian economy likely shrank 2.5% in 2022 but beating expectations

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Russian economy was likely to have shrunk by 2.5% in 2022, but that it was performing better than most experts had predicted.

Putin, who was speaking at a meeting with top officials including the finance minister and central bank chief, said real wage growth needed to be stimulated.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)