Vladimir Miklashevsky: President Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin: The ruble advanced 0.1 percent against the dollar to 35.9465 by 11:09 a.m. in Moscow. The yield on Russias ruble debt due February 2027 fell five basis points to 9.14 percent, according to Business Week. The ruble is waiting for Putins session with the Russian public, Vladimir Miklashevsky, a strategist at Danske Bank A/S in Helsinki, said in e-mailed comments. He has been calming the markets with his recent speeches during the Ukrainian crisis, so markets mostly expect same impact today and The ruble strengthened for a second day as investors awaited comments from President Vladimir Putin and politicians in Geneva on the crisis in Ukraine. Putin, who holds a televised question-and-answer session with the public today, has been getting appeals for help from eastern Ukrainians alongside questions about why Russia isnt taking action, his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on April 15. Four-party talks on a possible resolution of the Ukrainian standoff will be held today in Geneva. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.