The digital ruble, a Central Bank-developed electronic currency code, will allow Russia to monitor every transaction, ...

The Kremlin is preparing to introduce a digital ruble to gain full control over citizens. The new currency will allow Russian ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The ruble has fallen steeply against the dollar this year. (Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) The Russian ruble weakened beyond 100 per U.S. dollar on Monday, extending a slide ...

Before long, the expanding Russian empire demanded more ... the “people’s ruble” should be convertible—to gold, silver, or something else—and the state should not issue money beyond ...

The West had hoped the pressure would be enough to push Russian strongman Vladimir Putin to back out of the war, but the ruble has proved buoyant, and Putin has proven resistant. The ruble is now ...

The ruble also strengthened 1.3 percent to 11.81 against China's yuan. File photo: A Russian ruble coin is pictured with a U.S. dollar bill and a quarter-dollar coin in Moscow on October 10 ...

The Russian ruble was once again under pressure on Tuesday, pushing toward a level not seen since August. The dollar (USDRUB) rose to 99.55 rubles, up 0.7%, having reached a session high of 100.03 ...

On Thursday, November 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the sudden and sharp fall in the ruble, reassuring the public: "The situation is under control; there's no reason to panic." ...