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The Russian stock market gave in to panic on Monday with the MICEX dropping 18.6% to 752 points and the RTS falling by 19.1% to 866.39 points - the worst losses since the 1998 crash. 
Russia's RTS stock index fell below the "psychologically important" level of 1,000 points on Monday. 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is due in Minsk on Monday to discuss prices for Russian gas supplies and a new loan to Belarus, a Russian government source said. 