Huge social media chatter that Putin is dead (spoiler – he is not)

[ad_1] Via the UK’s Daily Mail: The Kremlin has issued an extraordinary denial to the ‘lies’ that Vladimir Putin, 71, had ‘died at his luxury Valdia forest palace’ – amid claims a ‘coup’ was underway in Moscow. This comes after a Telegram channel, which has claimed for months the Russian leader had cancer and was

Rouble steadies, locking in gains made after Putin ordered capital controls By Reuters

[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee holds Russian 1000-rouble banknotes in a bank office in Moscow, Russia, in this illustration picture taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble steadied near 97.5 to the dollar on Friday, locking in the hefty gains made in the previous session after President

Rouble jumps against dollar after Putin reimposes currency controls By Reuters

[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee counts Russian 1000-rouble banknotes in a bank office in Moscow, Russia, in this illustration picture taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russia’s rouble leapt against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the mandatory sale of foreign currency revenues for

Rouble slides to over 7-week low past 100 per dollar as Putin speaks By Reuters

[ad_1] 2/2 © Reuters. A view shows a Russian one rouble coin in front of a screen in this illustration picture taken August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File photo 2/2 By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -The Russian rouble weakened past 100 to the dollar to a more than seven-week low as President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday,