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Models Wrestling in a Caviar-Filled Kiddie Pool Is How Russia's Ultra-Rich Like to Party
If you were hired to orchestrate an event that pays homage to the history of a currency, who in the hell wouldn’t decide to organize a bacchanalian caviar orgy?
Russia's Economy Is a Mess — and Its Problems Aren't Going Away
As the value of Russia's currency declines and its citizens endure a deepening recession, it's unclear how the country will manage what could be its longest slump in decades.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, March 30
Thousands rally against extremism in Tunisia, Liberia asks Ebola survivors to refrain from sex, record heat means California's drought isn't going away, and Russian currency is in eastern Ukraine.
Talking Heads: The European Union vs. Russia
VICE News sat down with George Soros to discuss why the EU must wake up and behave as countries indirectly at war with Russia.
Russia Is Looking at a Wave of Real Estate Defaults as the Ruble Plummets
As many as 150,000 Russians who hold mortgages in their country that are denominated in US dollars are now facing steep increases in payments.
Putin Saves an Oligarch, Admits He Has a Lover and Deflects Blame for the Ruble Crisis
The Russian leader used his annual press conference to attribute the ruble's plunge in value to Western persecution over Ukraine and an unlucky "external economic situation."
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, December 18
Tajik villagers feel the pinch of Russia's currency problems, Turkish police shoot Kurdish teen dead, ethics investigator quits FIFA post over World Cup investigation, and more.
Emergency Interest Rate Hike Fails to Stop Ruble's Freefall as Russia's Economic Crisis Deepens
Russian Central Bank says the country's economic situation is critical and beyond its 'worst nightmares' as the currency continues plummeting despite the late night unveiling of a monster rise to 17 percent.
There's No Saving Russia's Imploding Economy from the World's Hurt Feelings
A massive interest rate hike designed to bolster the plunging ruble won't change the way the world feels about post-Ukraine Russia.
Russia's Ruble Hits a New Low Amid Warnings of Recession
Sanctions over the Ukraine crisis have scared investors and encouraged capital flight — but it is plummeting oil prices that have really taken their toll.
Sanctions and the War in Ukraine are Crippling Russia's Economy
Western sanctions and the deepening flight of foreign capital are hitting Russia’s currency hard — and leaving the country’s citizens high and dry.