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In this space, I will regularly comment on events in Russia, repost content and tweets I find interesting and informative, and shamelessly promote myself (and others whose work I like). The traditional Power Vertical Blog remains for larger and more developed items. The Podcast, of course, will continue to appear every Friday. I hope you find the new Power Vertical Feed to be a useful resource and welcome your feedback.

I'm live-blogging Vladimir Putin's state-of-the-nation address to parliament and to key Russian political, religious, and other figures.

09:44 4.12.2014

PUTIN SAYS ASKS CBANK AND GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT STRICT MEASURES TO GET RID OF SPECULATORS IN FOREX MARKET -- Reuters

09:44 4.12.2014

RUBLE GAINING AGAIN SLIGHTLY: 53:18 TO DOLLAR

09:43 4.12.2014

Putin starts talking about ruble course. Calls on Central Bank and government to take measures against "speculators"

"We know who these sepculators are"

09:42 4.12.2014

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...

09:40 4.12.2014

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09:36 4.12.2014

NO, IT'S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION...

09:35 4.12.2014

PUTIN CALLS FOR FULL AMNESTY OF CAPITAL AND PROPERTY THAT RETURNS TO RUSSIA

09:35 4.12.2014

RFE/RL newsroom: Putin criticizes U.S. missile defense plans, but says Russia will not be dragged into a new arms race.

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