MOSCOW - The Russian government has sold a stake in PAO Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer, the first of what officials say could be a series of major state-asset sales aimed at shoring up the country's budget, which has been weighed down by weak prices for Russia's main export, crude oil.
Wall Street Journal: Russia sells stake in diamond company Alrosa to cut budget deficit
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses students during his visit to German Embassy school in Moscow on June 29, 2016.
