Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko attends a news conference in Samara, Russia, June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
MOSCOW (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.
Russia has been forced to trim spending because of economic problems worsened by the collapse of global oil prices and economic sanctions imposed on Moscow over its role in the crisis in Ukraine.
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