Putin says Russia ready for cooperation with OPEC if needed

[November 28, 2018]  MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia is in touch with OPEC and is ready to continue cooperation with it if needed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow, Russia November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Putin, speaking at an economic forum, said Russia would be satisfied with an oil price of $60 per barrel, adding that Russia and OPEC had fulfilled their commitments to the global oil output deal.

(Reporting by Katya Golubkova and Darya Korsunskaya; Writing by Andrey Ostroukh; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)

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