WE'RE APPROACHING THE ONE-HOUR MARK...
IS MEDVEDEV SLEEPING AGAIN?
YES, MEDVEDEV IS SLEEPING...
Putin is rambling now. Appearing to go off script. Trying to tell story about a smart 14-year-old schoolboy. His delivery is awful...
RUBLE BACK DOWN. NOW 53.34 TO DOLLAR (WAS AT 52.7 WHEN SPEECH STARTED)
PUTIN ON DEMOGRAPHICS...
PUTIN PRAISES OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETES. CALLS FOR NEW PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED
PUTIN CHANNELING CHAVEZ?
OR MAYBE CASTRO...
DOZHD TV: THE MARKET EVALUATES PUTIN'S SPEECH, AND THE RUBLE IS FALLING: