The Russian Ministry of Finance doesn't consider likely the possibility that someone is working on the devaluation of the ruble.
"The Finance Ministry doesn't believe there is any targeted weakening of the ruble. On the contrary, measures for fiscal consolidation and reducing the federal budget deficit are being taken now. From the point of view of the Ministry of Finance, such measures will have a strengthening effect on the exchange rate,'' RIA Novosti cites the agency's press service.