“Everyone understands that only thanks to the bans and restrictions imposed by the Central Bank of Russia, our national currency has strengthened so rapidly over the past month and has now stabilized.

A strong ruble exchange rate is necessary in order to bring down the currency panic among the population, ”Potavin said in an interview with the Prime agency.

He also noted that the stable exchange rate of the ruble allows to stop the growth of inflation in the domestic market.

Earlier, economist, financial analyst Anton Smirnov, in an interview with the FBA "Economy Today" commented on the situation in the foreign exchange market.