Russian President Vladimir Putin has been conspicuously silent since the ruble's plunge. Renee Montagne talks to Russian business journalist Kirill Belyaninov about why the ruble is in freefall.

The ruble had its worst annual slide since its 1998 default as a slew of government interventions failed to support the currency.

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The ruble hit a 17-month low against the dollar Monday, highlighting the growing squeeze on Russia’s economy from Western sanctions and a slump in export revenues.

The Russian ruble’s dive versus the dollar has led to its worst weekly performance in more than three years, as traders try to price the risk premium necessary to brace for what’s still left ...

The official exchange rate of the Russian ruble against the US dollar has fallen to its lowest level since March 2022, when Western countries imposed sweeping sanctions in response to Russia's ...

The Russian ruble was 110 to the U.S. dollar on Friday, and while this is not the lowest level it has reached in recent weeks, having hit 114 on November 26, the U.K. MOD said that drop was the ...

Russia’s oil and gas revenues plunged 14% in June year-on-year, with budget income hitting its lowest since January 2023 ...

The ruble extended a sell-off on Monday, dropping to the lowest level against the dollar since 2022. Investors were spooked after new sanctions were imposed on Gazprombank. Tensions with the West ...

The weak Russian ruble is hurting Central Asian workers in Russia too, per Radio Free Europe. At least 6 million Central Asians work as migrant laborers in Russia. As the ruble fell against their ...