Comments from the Kremlin
Says that Russian president Putin has not yet given any orders on drawing up retaliatory sanctions against the US because the scope of planned US measures is still unclear at the moment.
Additionally, they say that Turkish president Erdogan has yet to request any economic help from Russia at this point in time.
The ruble is another currency that is under heavy pressure in recent times, with USD/RUB having risen to a high of 69.35 earlier in the day before falling to trade around 67.80 levels currently.
Since Wednesday last week, USD/RUB has moved higher by almost 7%.
