MOSCOW - A steep plunge in the ruble, caused by sanctions over the Ukraine crisis and falling oil prices, has underlined Russia's heavy dependence on Western finance to balance its dollar-thirsty economy.
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A woman walks under a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble, outside an exchange office in central Moscow, on Oct. 13, 2014.
