Russian rouble falls to new low on sanctions threat
Found on BBC News on Saturday, 30 August 2014
A recent weak economic performance and the conflict with Ukraine have combined with Moscow's commitment to intervene less with the value of the rouble, said Mr Narain.
The turmoil in the financial markets is happening as the war of words between Russia and the West intensifies. Nato has accused Russia of a "blatant violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty and engaging in direct military operations to support pro-Russian rebels.
Still Tsar Putin does not seem to care at all about those problems; a common mistake many other dictators made before.