What was unusual , though , was his proposal of a one-off amnesty to Russians who are holding their money abroad , offering them to bring it back into the country without fear of having to explain its origins . Russia finds itself in bitter stand - off with Ukraine over Ukraine status , new status of Crimea . Vladimir Putin made it clear that Crimea was going to remain Russian , says Alexander Nekrassov . Nekrassov : Kremlin seems to have no taste for drastic economic changes . Sanctions and high oil prices yet to be accepted by most Russians , so Putin still popular - Nekrassov .
Russia finds itself in bitter stand - off with Ukraine over Ukraine status , new status of Crimea . Vladimir Putin made it clear that Crimea was going to remain Russian , says Alexander Nekrassov . Nekrassov : Kremlin seems to have no taste for drastic economic changes . Sanctions and high oil prices yet to be accepted by most Russians , so Putin still popular - Nekrassov .