MarketsEconomicsPutin’s Truthteller Turns Pariah as Banks Cringe at RatingsFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandMoscow skyline. Photographer: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Anna BaraulinaApril 6, 2017 at 9:00 PM UTCUpdated on April 7, 2017 at 11:21 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Besieged by sanctions for three years, Russia has rushed its homegrown financial plumbing into place.One vital piece has been a harder fit -- its own ratings company.