MOSCOW - Russia's economy shrank sharply in November and the rouble resumed its slide on Dec. 29 as Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices combined to inflict the first contraction in GDP since the global financial crisis.
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Reuters: Russian economy suffers first major contraction since 2009
Russia's Communist Party supporters take part in rally against ruble fall in exchange in front of the headquarters of the government in central Moscow on Dec. 22, 2014.
