"Radical" changes in the global economy have left Russia in "dire straits," and it should seize the moment to reform, the country's finance minister has told CNBC.
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A picture taken in Russia's second city of St. Petersburg on Nov. 1, 2013, shows a view of a building where the social network VKontakte (In Touch) rents an office space.
