PUTIN SAYS ASKS CBANK AND GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT STRICT MEASURES TO GET RID OF SPECULATORS IN FOREX MARKET -- Reuters
RUBLE GAINING AGAIN SLIGHTLY: 53:18 TO DOLLAR
Putin starts talking about ruble course. Calls on Central Bank and government to take measures against "speculators"
"We know who these sepculators are"
Speech moving into laundry list territory: Kaliningrad, Far East development, etc. Putin clearly not on top of his game today. Speech seems forces and rushed. He keeps coughing and running out of breath...
NO, IT'S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION...
PUTIN CALLS FOR FULL AMNESTY OF CAPITAL AND PROPERTY THAT RETURNS TO RUSSIA
RFE/RL newsroom: Putin criticizes U.S. missile defense plans, but says Russia will not be dragged into a new arms race.