Putin Cancels Christmas Vacation for Russian Government Employees

"The government... cannot afford such extensive holidays, at least not this year," Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he has canceled holiday vacations for members of the government, as the Kremlin struggles to address Russia’s plummeting national currency and embattled economy. Putin delivered the bad news during a Christmas Day speech, saying that government employees had to work through Christmas to help solve Russia’s growing economic crisis...

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