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Russia cuts World Cup spending amid economic crisis

Yahoo! Sports | June 22, 2015

Related Topics: Russia, FIFA World Cup, FIFA, Vitaly Mutko, Vladimir Putin

* Russia hit by economic crisis before World Cup

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* Stadium construction not affected by new cuts

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By Katya Golubkova

MOSCOW, June 22 (Reuters) - The Russian government ordered 30 billion roubles ($560 million) in cuts in spending on the 2018 World Cup on Monday but said the construction of stadiums would not be affected.

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