Russia promised government spending cuts but more money for retirees and billions of dollars worth of support for banks as it detailed on Jan. 28 a plan to support its economy battered by low oil prices and sanctions.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Russia cuts spending, bails out banks in ‘anti-crisis’ plan
A Russia's Communist Party supporter takes part in rally against ruble fall in exchange in front of the headquarters of the government in central Moscow on Dec. 22, 2014.
