The Russian ruble has become the growth leader among 31 major currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
Since the beginning of the year, the ruble has gained 11% against the dollar, outpacing the Brazilian real with its 9%, and leaving 29 other major currencies behind.
In third place in the ranking of the major world currencies was the Mexican peso, with growth of 1% against the dollar since the beginning of the year.
The Russian currency has gained 12% on the international currency market.
After Russia's special military operation in Ukraine began, the country's national currency exchange rate began to fall, at one point reaching a record 120 rubles per dollar in March. Later, despite comprehensive Western sanctions against Russia, it rapidly strengthened.
As a result of trading on the Moscow Exchange, on 12 May, the dollar exchange rate amounted to 68.84 rubles.