Russia will help countries affected by the crisis

Dmitry Medvedev said at a press conference in London after the G20 summit that Russia promises financial aid to countries hit by the global crisis, including through the EurAsEC Anti Crisis Fund and bilateral agreements with neighboring states. He also stressed that Moscow will continue supporting Russian banks and focus on helping citizens, especially those who lost their jobs because of the crisis and cannot pay their mortgages.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke at a press conference in London following the G20 summit and said that Russia promises financial assistance to countries affected by the global economic crisis.
"We will provide assistance in amounts that, of course, are still subject to final agreement. We proceed from the assumption that such assistance will, naturally, be counted toward the overall volume of support provided through the efforts of the entire international community," Medvedev emphasized.
According to him, a significant part of this assistance will go through the Anti-Crisis Fund of the EurAsEC member states.
Moscow also plans to help neighboring countries within the framework of bilateral agreements with states that have credit lines from Russia to support their economies.
"These are, as a rule, neighboring states," Medvedev explained.
After taking part in the summit, Dmitry Medvedev went to the London School of Economics to deliver a lecture there.
At the lecture, he said that Russia would continue to provide money to Russian banks to maintain their liquidity, and would also focus on helping its citizens affected by the crisis.
“These are the most vulnerable categories of people. These are those who, believing in the economy, took out mortgages and lost their jobs,” Medvedev explained.