S&P downgrades Russian credit rating to 'junk' status
Standard & Poor's on Monday cut Russia's credit rating to junk status, the first time in a decade it has done so. The downgrade reflects the global plummet in oil prices, Western sanctions on Russia, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Those factors caused the ruble to nosedive last year, placing Russia on the brink of recession.
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