US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said on April 11 that he does not support the spread of new sanctions on Russia's sovereign debt. According to Bloomberg, after Mnuchin's speech, the ruble began to grow, interrupted his dizzying three-day drop. However, some analysts are inclined to attribute the strengthening of the ruble to rising oil prices, as well as to the statement of US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who appeared in the media, who announced that the United States is only assessing the evidence of a chemical attack in Syria. In January this year, the Finance Ministry published a report in which it opposed the spread of sanctions on Russia's public debt.

The department stressed that the risk of destabilization of global financial markets could sharply increase, the consequences of which will be felt not only by Russian but also by American investors. The ruble exchange rate according to the data of the Moscow stock exchange at 21. 32 April 11 is 62 rubles. 52 kopecks. , the euro rate is 77 rubles. 21 kopecks. During the day at the auction, the American currency exceeded the mark of 65 rubles. for the dollar, and the euro rose to 80 rubles.