MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG, Russia - With the ruble down 18 percent against the dollar this year and sanctions chipping away at economic ties with the West, ordinary Russians might be forgiven for rushing to put their money in a nice, "safe" foreign currency.
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Members of a social network group \"I Really Like Putin\" perform in front or a two-meter Russian Ruble coin in Moscow on August 18, 2011, during their action in support of Russia's currency.
