Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Fred Weir: Can Putin convince Russians to rally in face of new sanctions?
Pedestrians walk along a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on Dec. 12, 2014.
President Obama is likely to sign off on new sanctions targeting oil and arms exports. Sanctions have helped drive down the ruble, which has lost half its value this year.
