What is known about the situation in Russia?

The Russian stock and currency markets reacted extremely sensitively to the recent events in London.

They began to fall sharply in trading after the news that the ceasefire talks in Ukraine had been unexpectedly postponed.

Analysts note that the dollar exchange rate on Forex increased by 1.5%, to 82.71 rubles.

Moreover, it was indicated that on the Russian interbank market it rose to 83.1 rubles — the highest level in a week.

The euro appreciated against the ruble by 2.2%, to 94.5 rubles, and the yuan rate on the Moscow Exchange increased by 2%, to 11.35 rubles, and also set a weekly maximum.

We also cannot ignore the fact that the Moscow Stock Exchange index fell to 2,900 points.

As analysts note, Aeroflot lost more than 3% in price.