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"This is big for millions of Russian families," he told The Associated Press. "All of a sudden these people will have lost nearly half of their (expected pension) incomes."

Russian pension reform hits vulnerable age group of over-50s →

If sanctions are expanded even further to target Russia's top state-controlled banks, freezing their dollar transactions - as proposed under legislation introduced in the Senate this month - it would amount to a "declaration of economic war," Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.

Newest US sanctions against Russia hit an economic nerve →