An economic aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists on Thursday that annual inflation would reach around 11 percent by the end of the year.
"We've already reached 10.4 percent, [it will be] around 11," Andrei Belousov said, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday that inflation by the end of the year could be around 11.5 percent.
