[Agog]

There has been much press lately that Putin's understanding of economics is Soviet in its sophistication and that he is ill equipped to deal with the current situation confronting Russia.

[Toddsterpatriot]

The ruble has lost close to 60 per cent of its value against the greenback so far this year.

Thugin' don't pay like it used to, eh comrade?

[PoloSec]

I will be looking for obama to ease sanctions, I don’t think he expected it to actually work.

[FreeReign]

Russian ruble plunges as economy hit hard by falling oil prices, sanctions

Putin takes his shirt off. Then he loses it.

[JRandomFreeper]

My daughter is a fan of real Russian Potato vodka, so I let her know the ruble has fallen.

She can stock up and given her consumption rate, she should have real Russian vodka still when 2050 rolls around.

/johnny

[roadcat]

There has been much press lately that Putin's understanding of economics is Soviet in its sophistication and that he is ill equipped to deal with the current situation confronting Russia.

He should take some lessons from us. Cash-for-clunkers, huge investments in solar panels, and other schemes that "saved" our economy. Yep, that's the ticket. The Russian economy would rebound quickly.