As the Kremlin prepares to roll out its latest financial innovation — the digital ruble — Russians are increasingly turning to a more old-fashioned alternative: cash.

As the Kremlin prepares to roll out its latest financial innovation — the digital ruble — Russians are increasingly turning to a more old-fashioned alternative: cash.

In Taras Skvortsov's view, the Russian financial market has a sufficient margin of resilience to expect the situation to normalize