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Russian rublesMOSCOW, 31 Mar. American investor Adam Townsend was surprised by the strengthening of the Russian ruble amid the introduction of Western sanctions. He wrote about it on his Twitter page. military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, in response to which the United States and its allies announced new anti-Russian sanctions, which are aimed primarily at the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Approximately half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves, about $300 billion, were blocked in the West. However, the sanctions pressure on Moscow has already turned into economic problems for Western countries, causing an increase in fuel and food prices. On March 23, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was transferring payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles, it makes no sense to supply Russian goods to the EU and the US and receive payment in their currency. Putin instructed the Central Bank and the government within a week to determine the procedure for transactions with Europe in rubles. At the same time, he said that Russia would continue to supply gas in volumes and at prices fixed in earlier contracts, as the country values ​​its reputation.