RUB/USD Exchange Rate (USD/RUB) on Dec. 15, 2025: Russian Ruble Trades Near 79 per Dollar as Euroclear Lawsuit, Oil and Rate-Cut Bets Shape the Outlook
The Russian ruble traded at 79–80 per U.S. dollar on Monday, December 15, 2025, with the Bank of Russia’s official rate at 79.7296. Russia’s central bank filed an 18.2 trillion ruble claim against Euroclear over frozen assets as the EU moves ahead with its asset freeze. Oil prices rose slightly, but Russia’s December oil and gas revenue is set to hit its lowest since August 2020.