Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian View Post
Where has he said he takes full responsibility? Or any responsibility? Find me one site, whether Western or Russian or any source.

He blames the West for part of it and low oil prices but never takes any responsibility at all or talks about his policies. He makes a vague reference in that video regarding 'heads of state' but that's it.

He also looks like he's going on full nutso mode:
Vladimir Putin in bizarre rant accusing the West of 'ripping out' Russia's claws - Mirror Online

Crisis, what crisis? Putin's marathon news conference - CNN.com

Putin blames Western sanctions for economic crisis | Fox News

Putin speech sparks more ruble volatility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5KBPHxkP4
zOOmg! You post one UK and three US media links and you didn't expect Putin to appear full-on nutjob? Ой, как смешно!
If you really wanted to know, you shoulda checked out President Putin's Q&A session. There was a live-feed article for that in Rossiyskaya gazeta.
But with 4 western links and a 29 second quip from Live News, what did you expect?
To see the other side of the story:
рубль Путин

About the 29 second quip from Live News - You don't have to be an economist to understand Forex Trading. And with a plunging ruble that can be serious profits when the ruble rises again.
Forex Trading

I totally do get why Putin and the Central Bank stopped propping up the ruble. I mean, why lose valuable assets when a huge plunge can create seriously profitable currency exchanges. It's a Russian gold mine, right now, for Russia.

EDIT:
Also this.
http://www.rg.ru/2014/12/19/sankcii-site.html

If those EU sanctions get lifted then the ruble value will definitely rise.