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December 04, 2014 02:29 CET

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I'm live-blogging Vladimir Putin's state-of-the-nation address to parliament and to key Russian political, religious, and other figures.

11:01 4.12.2014

Putin is rambling now. Appearing to go off script. Trying to tell story about a smart 14-year-old schoolboy. His delivery is awful...

11:03 4.12.2014

RUBLE BACK DOWN. NOW 53.34 TO DOLLAR (WAS AT 52.7 WHEN SPEECH STARTED)

11:03 4.12.2014

PUTIN ON DEMOGRAPHICS...

11:05 4.12.2014

PUTIN PRAISES OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETES. CALLS FOR NEW PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED

11:08 4.12.2014

11:09 4.12.2014

PUTIN CHANNELING CHAVEZ?

OR MAYBE CASTRO...

11:11 4.12.2014

DOZHD TV: THE MARKET EVALUATES PUTIN'S SPEECH, AND THE RUBLE IS FALLING:

11:12 4.12.2014

11:16 4.12.2014

PUTIN WRAPPING UP AND RETURNS TO PATRIOTIC THEMES: OUR NEW CHALLENGES GIVE US NEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE WILL PREVAIL.

Cut to national anthem, and it's a wrap...

11:17 4.12.2014

THE MARKET'S VERDICT:

RUBLE AT START OF SPEECH 52.7 TO DOLLAR. AT CLOSE 53.37

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