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Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he wants "unfriendly" countries to start paying for Russian gas using rubles, a move that could help prop up the value of the Russian currency.

The comments by the Russian president are an effort to prop up the value of the ruble, which has plunged because of sanctions.

The alliance also said it would assist Ukraine because of chemical, biological and nuclear threats posed by Russia in the month-old invasion.

Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade financing with Russia

Inflation and “large-scale structural transformation” are ahead, as the bank held interest rates at 20 percent.

Analysts say US restrictions should not directly affect Moscow’s ability to settle arrears.

Citing sanctions, the Russian government warned it might pay foreign debt obligations in rubles. Credit rating agencies say a default is imminent.

Russia is saying it may pay its foreign debt in rubles instead, not in their original currency, after ...

With the ruble collapsing, the economy contracting and people abandoning the country, Russia’s leader talks of a Western plot to destroy the country.

Wartime dispatches from Russia, Ukraine and the CNBC studios.