MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's government sees an oil price of $50-60 (£33 - £40) per barrel as "a pretty optimistic scenario" from today's perspective, Russian Deputy Economy Minister Alexei Vedev said on Wednesday.
International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading at $40.71 per barrel at 1138 GMT on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Jack Stubbs)
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