It is noted that the plan was supported at a special meeting of senior officials from the government and the Central Bank, including the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina.
The agency emphasizes that the Russian authorities are changing the economic policy that has been used for more than a decade, which was based on savings in dollars and euros.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said that Russia would move away from the dollar and euro that had become "toxic" in trade, economic and investment relations with partners.