The self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic will adopt the Russian ruble as its official currency on March 1, according to The Moscow Times.
The so-called Luhansk government, which currently uses rubles unofficially alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia, claimed that the change would help stabilize the occupied territory`s volatile economy, MT reported.
The ”LPR” central bank will make daily announcements on the rate of the ruble against the U.S. dollar, euro, and hryvnia as part of the deal.
Earlier, February 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the recognition by the Russian Federation of ”travel documents,” ”issued to Ukrainian citizens and stateless persons who reside in the territory of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, until the political settlement of the situation in these areas.”
