MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 18 tried to quell fears of economic collapse and vowed rapid recovery from the worst financial crisis of his rule but stressed that his position on Ukraine has not shifted.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Putin promises economic recovery, digs in on Ukraine
A man speaks on his mobile phone under a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow, on Dec. 17, 2014.
