I thought that Russia was in financial trouble 
Well... I'll give you a comparison between the United States and Russia.
Russia:
Net Debt: $243 billion
Forex Reserves: $370 billion
Surplus: $127 billion
United States:
Net Debt: $18,315 billion
Forex Reserves: $121 billion
Deficit: $18,194 billion
Now, from these stats, who seems to be in financial trouble?
This two-dimensional financial analysis focuses only on a single metric, and ignores the most important factor: ability to borrow / creditworthiness. Until the US government cannot borrow or has as much trouble borrowing as Russia does, it cannot be said to be in financial trouble. With Russian government bonds yielding over 10%, and the US yielding 2.4%, the world markets have spoken about which country is in more financial trouble.