Russia Braces for Economic Hardship

Fae Courter
By Fae Courter
February 28, 2022NTD Business
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Panic around the SWIFT exclusion and other financial sanctions have contributed to Russia’s currency, the ruble, suffering its worst single-day drop in recorded history. Russia kept its stock market closed Monday out of fear it could crash. The economic toll of war, it seems, is already being felt by the Russian people.

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