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Since the invasion, the Russian ruble has mostly been on the decline. But, to the surprise of many, the ruble appears to be on the rise, making it the best performing currency in the world. In this video, we're taking a look at the ruble's recent surge, what's driving it, and what it means for the Kremlin.

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Ruble surges to become world’s best performing currency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/ruble-surges-as-best-performing-global-currency-outpacing-gold https://www.intellinews.com/russian-ruble-value-surges-to-become-world-s-best-performing-currency-ytd-376954/?source=russia https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/currency

Ruble’s collapse 2022-2024 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-09/ruble-weakens-toward-100-per-dollar-for-first-time-in-16-months https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-15/russia-is-willing-to-let-ruble-weaken-to-ease-sanctions-pressure

US stock market and treasuries fall https://www.ft.com/content/0005e091-930d-46ff-9e81-8591704a9282 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-can-trillions-just-disappear-what-you-may-not-know-about-the-stock-market/2zeoy1a67

US dollar falls + Gold surges https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/22/business/gold-price-surge-trump-powell-attacks-stocks-hnk-intl/index.html

Trump’s proposed recognition of Crimea as Russian in recent ceasefire proposal https://www.axios.com/2025/04/22/trump-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-crimea-donbas

How Trump has strengthened the ruble https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-20/trump-s-overtures-to-russia-make-ruble-star-performer-this-year

Slowing inflation in Russia https://www.cbr.ru/ec_research/mb/bulletin_25-03/

Russian’s booking holidays abroad https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1009380

Oil exports in Russian budget https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/russia-tomorrow/oil-gas-and-war/

Plummeting global oil prices https://www.ft.com/content/a8d8c49d-93f0-4372-9321-2c6b1c4aa7ab

Will the ruble’s surge last? https://en.thebell.io/the-bell-weekly-russian-ruble-surges-under-trump/

00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - Context 02:58 - Why Has the Ruble Surged? 05:56 - Is this Good News for Putin? 07:32- Sponsored Content