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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 18: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin during an annual press conference on December 18, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. The national address comes amid growing concerns of a financial crisis as the price of crude oil and Western sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis are being blamed for plunging the rouble to a record low against dollar and euro. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 18: (RUSSIA OUT)  Russian President Vladimir Putin during an annual press conference on December 18, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. The national address comes amid growing concerns of a financial crisis as the price of crude oil and Western sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis are being blamed for plunging the rouble to a record low against dollar and euro. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)