Will Vlad
make amends over Ukraine?
Russians are snapping up Porsche sports cars and Lexus sport-utility
vehicles to protect against the falling ruble from eroding their
savings.
.... It’s not just the wealthy seeking high-end cars. Russians of all stripes
are looking to convert their rubles as the currency has tumbled 19
percent against the dollar since Nov. 1.
Would you
buy a used Lada from this man;
Vladimir Putin’s confrontation with the U.S. and Europe augurs a new deal for his 144 million subjects.
Instead
of the rising living standards he’s delivered the past 15 years in
exchange for the public’s acquiescence, the Russian president now holds
out declining wages and more austere lifestyles as the price of swollen
national pride.
That's life in the big petro state.
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