Wow i have not readed it anywhere, how do you know it is a legit new? anyway, if that happens then it would be a chaos for all the community, russia is one of the most powerfull countries and they can do anything to harm bitcoin if they want. So if that happen i can see the price probably going down to $3000 again. Hope that it is not going to happen.
Here is the link from tass.
http://tass.com/economy/967499It's the "official" state controlled news agency.
Unlike rt and sputnik who are pure propaganda this deals with serious things and it's a bit more direct and usually prints only verified official news.
But again, it's a total mess.
Deputy Finance Minister says bitcoin payments will not be legalized in Russia
Earlier, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the bill regulating turnover of cryptocurrencies in Russia will be ready by the end of the year
So, Russia becomes the next China in banning not banning banning and so on bitcoin till the end of humankind.