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1. Russian ruble goes above the pre-war level, after falling as low as 150 per dollar in early March.
   2022-04-07 11:06:12 (First version)
2. The Russian ruble goes above the pre-war level after falling as low as 150 per dollar in early March.
   2022-04-08 01:06:07 (Update)
3. The Russian ruble goes above the pre-war level after falling as low as 150 rubles per US dollar in early March.
   (Current version)

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