Russian forces in Belarus will not remain in country after February drills
The Russian rouble strengthened slightly, recouping some of the prior session's losses, after Belarus indicated that Russian troops in the country would not remain in the country following military drills planned for February.
Belarusian armed forces chief of staff, Viktor Gulevich, also said in a statement that those exercises do not pose a threat to the "European community" or neighbouring countries, Bloomberg reported.
As at 0953 GMT, the US dollar was off by 0.50% to 78.8056 against the Russian rouble.