“We do not proceed from the fact that it is necessary to weaken the ruble on purpose.
The position of the Central Bank is that we target inflation, but we do not target the exchange rate.
The ruble must remain floating, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov noted a significant strengthening of the national Russian currency.
He called the ruble "too strong."
Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov noted that the strengthening ruble has become a challenge for the Russian economy.