MOSCOW - Russia has seen its credit grade cut to "junk" status for the first time in over a decade, a big blow for a country that wants to be a world economic power.
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A traditional wooden Russian nesting doll, a Matryoshka doll, depicting Russia's President Vladimir Putin is displayed at a flea market in Moscow on Jan. 24, 2015.
