The ruble dropped 10.5 % in one day , signaling an economic crisis for UK . Putin : Putin will try to blame Russia 's problems on the West . She says Vladimir Putin has strong approval ratings but Russians will likely face recession . Ghitis : Will he start a new military crisis to divert from the backlash of economic woes ?
The ruble dropped nearly 20 % in one day , signaling an economic crisis for Russia . Frida Ghitis : Vladimir Putin will try to blame Russia 's problems on the West . She says Putin has strong approval ratings but Russians will likely face recession . Ghitis : Will he start a new military crisis to divert from the backlash of economic woes ?