A pedestrian walks in a street near an exchange office sign showing the currency exchange rates of the Russian ruble, British pound sterling and Swiss franc in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
A man watches at an exchange office sign showing the currency exchange rates of the Russian ruble, U.S. dollar, and euro in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov as they walk on the sidelines of the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Astana, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)