Sputnik International | Russian Shares and Ruble Fall as Oil Prices Continue to Tumble New York Times MOSCOW — Russia's main stock indexes plummeted on Monday, the first day of trading after a lengthy winter holiday here, as the drop in oil prices cast a pall over the country's energy-dependent economy. The retreat for Russian shares was in line with ... RPT-How the oil collapse stole Russia's Christmas Russian assets get bruising from oil price slump Russia's non-oil budget deficit needs to be cut, Putin tells newspaper |