From this Wednesday, Russia has banned the export of foreign cash worth the equivalent of 10,000 dollars (almost 9,000 euros).
Foreign currencies are affected by the ban, according to a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This is to prevent an outflow of capital.
Many people are also leaving Russia because of Putin's attack on Ukraine, fearing that the situation will worsen.
So they try to keep their cash safe.
Above all, many people in Russia are withdrawing large amounts of money from their accounts.
Long queues have been forming at ATMs in Moscow for days because of the Western sanctions against Russian banks.
The ruble is experiencing an unprecedented depreciation against foreign currencies because of Putin's war against Ukraine.
The people of Russia fear for their savings from the war.
Putin justified his ban on the export of foreign cash with "unfriendly" moves by the United States and other Western states and organizations against Russia.
Numerous Russian banks are subject to sanctions.
That's why some card payments in shops no longer work.
Also, many ATMs no longer give money.
Fearing that the ruble would devalue, many Russians in Moscow, for example, buy technology such as mobile phones before prices go up.
In many grocery stores, shop assistants are already sticking new labels on Western goods in view of the fall in the value of the rouble.
Many products, such as wine and sparkling wine, increased in price by several thousand rubles.