Basing Russia's rating on anything that Moody says is a laughable joke at best.
We've seen Moody's integrity after they gave the best possible ratings for the worst possible toxic products ever imagined. At the end of the day, THEY act in THEIR OWN BEST INTEREST. They gave AAA on pure trash just so they could cash in on deals when their products were the absolute worst.
Nothing has changed since 2007 and how these rating agencies operate, I guarantee you that. When Moody's does something, it's for their own self-interest. Even an idiot knows any downgrading by Moody's is more for political reasons.
I've got zero respect for those fuckers... they've lost it a long time ago.