
The ruble is trading at 62.09 to the dollar and 67.62 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for $51.80 per barrel.
The following headlines are taken from 7:40 na perrone, RBC, Gazeta, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Regnum, Radio CZ, New York Times, Expert, and Vesti.
- Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia Has Ready Series of Responses to New US Sanctions
- Russia Will Respond Asymmetrically to US Toughening of Sanctions
- St. Petersburg Artist Summoned for Interrogation for Posting Lozhkin's Image a Year Ago on VKontakte
Translation: Law-enforcers check report of death of two dolphins in Primorye Ocean Aquarium
What We're Reading
Image by Vasya Lozhkin, "Great Wonderful Russia," map of Russia with ethnic slurs instead of names of surrounding countries.
-- Catherine A. Fitzpatrick