For the first time since March 29 last year, the dollar exchange rate at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange rose to 87.2 rubles. This follows from the data of the exchange.
The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange rose to 94.2 rubles by 8:01 am Moscow time. The maximum value after the opening was 95.2 rubles — for the first time since April 25, 2023.
Against the backdrop of Prigozhin's rebellion, RBC notes, banks and crypto-exchanges began to increase the dollar and euro against the ruble.
After the mutiny. Consequences
On the evening of June 23, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused the Russian Ministry of Defense of a missile attack on the «rear camps» of mercenaries. After that, according to him, it was decided to stop «the evil that the military leadership of the country bears.»
The rebellion lasted about a day. During this time, the Wagnerites captured military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, marched on Moscow and did not reach the capital for about 200 kilometers. On the way of their columns, roads were hastily dug up, the security forces were alerted, the entrances to the cities were blocked, in several regions — including Moscow — the CTO regime was introduced.
The FSB opened a case of an armed rebellion against Prigozhin, and Vladimir Putin directly called the actions of the Wagnerites «treason» and promised that they would suffer inevitable punishment. But by evening it was announced that the Kremlin, through the mediation of Lukashenka, had agreed with Prigozhin: the militants would return to the camps, and in return they would not be persecuted, the case would be stopped, and Prigozhin himself would “leave” for Belarus.