The Russian ruble has rallied over the last month.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The sources show the ruble strengthening sharply after October 1 (USD/RUB fell from about 83.7 on Oct 1 to about 80.5 by late October), but none gives the rate for September, so the one-month trend ending on Oct 1 cannot be checked.
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What was said
… The minute these places became a part of Russia, their GDP, their bank accounts, everything went through the roof, because they switched over to rubles, and with the massive Russo chinese gold reserves, the ruble is very safe. Despite the back and forth that we've seen recently, it's really rallied over the last month or so. So, you know, the short answer is yes, it's the same mentality, but maybe using substantially different methods. Either way, they were both revolutionary, they both were materialist, they both brought Jews to power, and they both were immensely unpopular. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Early October moved the other way: USD/RUB rose from 83.70 on Oct 1 to 85.48 by Oct 7, which is the back-and-forth the claimant mentions.[2]
Supports. Freecurrencyrates' October 2026 history shows USD/RUB falling from 83.70 on Oct 1 to 80.75 on Oct 25, a rally that began after the claim's date.[2]
Supports. Investingcube (Oct 29) reports the ruble rose about 3.8% over the past month, which implies USD/RUB near 84 about a month earlier, so it is a late-October trend rather than one ending Oct 1.[3]
Context. Reuters and the central bank coverage describe the ruble strengthening in October and the flow of oil revenue, but neither gives the September-to-October 1 move.[1][4]
Context. The claim's wording is loose and the post is from Oct 1; sources cover the rally mostly after that date, so they cannot confirm it as of the posting date.
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated
- 1Price of Russian oil used for tax calculations jumps 60% above the budget levelreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2United States dollar (USD) and Russian ruble (RUB) Year 2026 ...freecurrencyrates.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3USD/RUB Forecast: Ruble Steady Near 80.5 as Oil Props Upinvestingcube.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Russian central bank keeps key rate on hold at 14%, raises 2026 inflation forecastrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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