RFE/RL newsroom: Putin says Western sanctions are aimed to undermine Russia but asserts that they stimulate the economy instead.
And now, 32 minutes into speech, he's finally talking about economics...
RUBLE FALLING FAST...
U.S. DOLLAR = 53.57 RUBLES
"What is our strategy?"
1) Russia will be open to world and to investment
2) But our development depends on us
3) Sanctions are a stimulus