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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Finance

Russia’s ruble is still worth less than a penny, and the Kremlin’s piggy bank for propping it up is running low

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November 30, 2024
Russian president Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office in May after his reelection.
Finance

Russian central bank takes desperate stand to halt collapsing ruble and fierce inflation

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November 28, 2024
PERSON holding rouble notes
Finance

Russian ruble surges after Putin ordered 43 companies to prop up the slumping currency by selling some of their foreign cash

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October 12, 2023
people outside a currency exchange booth

Russian rouble briefly returns to ‘laughing stock’ level that prompted emergency interest rate hikes last time

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October 3, 2023
President Vladimir Putin speaks at a press conference on July 29, 2023, in Saint Petersburg.
Finance

In panic mode after ruble plunges below a penny, Russia rescues Vladimir Putin from humiliating currency collapse with emergency hike

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August 15, 2023
Russia's president Vladimir Putin
Politics

Russian ruble is now worth less than a penny, infuriating Vladimir Putin’s inner circle: ‘They’re laughing at us’

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August 14, 2023
Putin’s vision for Ukraine includes introducing the ruble, proxy officials, and forced citizenship, U.S. intelligence official says
Finance

Putin’s vision for Ukraine includes introducing the ruble, proxy officials, and forced citizenship, U.S. intelligence official says

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July 20, 2022
Russia makes last-minute bond payment to avoid default
Finance

Russia makes last-minute bond payment to avoid default

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April 30, 2022
A woman walks into a store with the exchange price of the Russian ruble to U.S. dollar listed next to her.
Finance

Sanctions were supposed to crush the Russian ruble. So why did it just hit a 2-month high?

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April 9, 2022
Russia’s ruble plunged with the Ukraine invasion but what Biden calls ‘rubble’ has roared back. Here’s why

Russia’s ruble plunged with the Ukraine invasion but what Biden calls ‘rubble’ has roared back. Here’s why

By Sydney Maki and Bloomberg
April 7, 2022
Russia’s ruble has almost totally recovered. Does that mean sanctions aren’t working?
Finance

Russia’s ruble has almost totally recovered. Does that mean sanctions aren’t working?

By Ken Sweet, Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
March 31, 2022
Flames on a gas stove.
International

Germany pulls first of three emergency levers to conserve energy supplies: ‘Every kilowatt helps’

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March 30, 2022
Russian president Vladimir Putin sits behind a table
International

Putin is demanding gas importers pay Russia in rubles, twisting the West’s sanctions regime against itself

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March 24, 2022
Graffiti of Vladimir Putin in Bulgaria.
Finance

Experts say more ‘dark days’ are ahead for the Russian ruble as the invasion of Ukraine continues

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March 15, 2022
Protestors holding signs
Finance

The sanctions against Russia went from toothless to devastating overnight as its economy began collapsing. Here’s a timeline

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February 28, 2022

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