Moscow residents buy goods in the IKEA store in Moscow, Russia, 19 December 2014. In anticipation of rising prices, many shops in Russia observed excessive demand in their commodities. IKEA temporarily suspended sales of kitchen appliances and furniture in Russia. The Russian currency crashed to historic lows against the dollar and the euro on 16 December, despite a massive interest rate hike to 17 per cent. (Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA)
