Sberbank, VTB-24 and Bank of Moscow did not say when ATMs would resume taking 5,000-ruble notes. In the second quarter of 2013, Russian banks detected 17,445 counterfeit notes, the newspaper said.

Alexander Parashchiy notes that inflation may accelerate by ... RBC-Ukraine earlier reported that the Russian ruble has weakened against both the US dollar and the Chinese yuan.

President Trump with newly released Marc Fogel at the White House. (Al Drago/Getty Images) The Russian ruble rallied against the dollar after the release of American Marc Fogel from a Russian prison.

Last week, there was a sharp decline in the ruble's exchange ... has reached 70 percent," notes "Rz". Chinese platforms are reportedly not receiving payment from Russian contractors.