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(Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, before Putin’s statement, the dollar and the Euro were showing strong gains against the ruble. In particular, the dollar exchange rate before Putin’s statements was 59,16 per ruble, and after it fell to 59.08. The Euro also slowed the growth down from 69,84 per ruble to 69,63.
OFFICIAL: President Vladimir Putin to run in 2018 Presidential Elections
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was last elected President in 2012 with 63.6% of the popular vote. Today, he announced that he will run in next year’s elections which are scheduled for March of 2018.
The Russian economy suffered a setback in 2014, as the ruble lost about half of its value against the US dollar amid low global oil prices and Western economic sanctions imposed against Russia over the situation in eastern Ukraine.
Crimea rejoined Russia in March, 2014 when 97 percent of the peninsula’s residents voted in favor of the move in a referendum. According to the Russian official stance, the referendum was conducted in compliance with the international law. However, the reunification was recognized neither by the Ukrainian authorities nor by the majority of Western countries, in particular US and EU member states.
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