China, Russia Quit Dollar

"The yuan has now started trading against the Russian rouble in the Chinese interbank market, while the renminbi will soon be allowed to trade against the rouble in Russia", Putin said

Top Russian Spy Defects After Betraying Ring In U.S.

"The head of Russia's deep cover U.S. spying operations has betrayed the network and defected, a Russian paper said Thursday, potentially giving the West one of its biggest intelligence coups since the end of the Cold War."