Yes this is actually wrong I guess. Russia is already on the verge of legalisation of crypto assets. You might be having wrong sources or old news articles with bluffs.
The Finance minister Mr. Siluanov already stated that they are going with public opinion and would be passing the bill to regulate the crypto currencies by the end of year. So they might be planning on how to do it and what would be the tax slots before going in 100%.
This was published in here:
Russian CryptoIt is important to turn on your own brain and understand that the presidents of the countries voice only the generalized thought of their environment.