Disappearing Russian Tourists Set to Offer Ruble Boost

  • Prime Minister Mishustin advised Russians against trips abroad
  • Russians spend more abroad than tourists spend in Russia

Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Skip your vacation abroad this year, Russians have been advised, a message which is poised to shore up the ruble.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin this week warned Russians against holidaying overseas, saying “too high a price may be paid for a few days of rest” as the battle to contain the coronavirus goes on.