The Russian rouble has fallen to record lows against the dollar as the US, Europe and Japan prepare to launch a fresh raft of financial sanctions within days unless the Kremlin pulls its troops and heavy armour out of eastern Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Telegraph: Russian rouble hits record low as suffocating sanctions loom
A picture taken on August 17, 2011, shows one of the members of a pro-Vladimir Putin social network group carrying a poster with an official symbol for the Rouble used as a letter with horizontal lines (top L) during their action in support of Russia's currency in central Moscow. The poster reads: \"Rule, Rouble!\"
