Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate for May 21 to 70.95 rubles

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 20, 2026 · 56 words

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What to know about Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate for May 21 to 70.95 rubles

The Bank of Russia has announced the official exchange rates for the US dollar, euro, and yuan for May 21, 2026. All three currencies saw a decrease in value relative to the ruble compared to the previous rate.

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What happened

The Bank of Russia set the official dollar exchange rate for May 21, 2026, at 70.9509 rubles, a decrease of 34.17 kopecks from the previous rate.

Why it matters

The official euro exchange rate was lowered by 80.48 kopecks to 81.9823 rubles.

Common ground

The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 3.84 kopecks to 10.4161 rubles.

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Claim 1: “The Bank of Russia set the official dollar exchange rate for May 21, 2026, at 70.9509 rubles”

VERIFIED

The official website of the Bank of Russia explicitly states that for May 21, 2026, the US Dollar exchange rate was set at 70.9509.

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Claim 2: “The official euro exchange rate was lowered by 80.48 kopecks to 81.9823 rubles”

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The claim is reported by TASS and is consistent with the official Bank of Russia data for the same date (May 21, 2026), confirming the rate of 81.9823 rubles and the decrease of 80.48 kopecks.

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Claim 3: “a decrease of 34.17 kopecks from the previous rate”

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While the rate for May 21 is confirmed, the provided evidence does not contain the specific previous rate or the exact calculation of the decrease (34.17 kopecks) to verify this specific delta.

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Claim 4: “The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 3.84 kopecks to 10.4161 rubles”

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The provided evidence includes the Bank of Russia's general page for that date, but the specific figures for the Yuan (10.4161 rubles and a 3.84 kopeck decrease) are not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided, though the context suggests they originate from the same report as the other rates.

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