Russia remains to be cautious with Bitcoin and for now let's just leave them at that. I am so sure there will come a time when cryptocurrencies will be allowed in the country albeit in a highly regulated environment. The government is not banning Bitcoin mining for that matter maybe because they know it can be a good source of foreign exchange into its economy and I heard that they have a special economic zone for crypto business...maybe once they are sure of the benefits of crypto they will slowly expand its coverage.