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Putin Orders Central Bank to Blow Up Russian Economy - Combat Veteran Reacts
Putin has ordered the head of the Central Bank of Russia to lower the key interest rate based upon data that inflation is easing, while the data is suspect. Putin also ordered an investigation of the governor of the bank, Elvira Nabiullina, as a possible scapegoat for the economic problems Russia is experiencing.