At 0815 GMT, the rouble was 0.16 percent weaker against the dollar at 56.43 and had lost 0.1 percent to trade at 68.83 versus the euro.

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was up 0.26 percent at $64.90 a barrel after sharp falls in the previous two sessions.

Russian stock indexes were also on a decline.

The dollar-denominated RTS index was down 0.4 percent to 1,280 points. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index was 0.14 percent lower at 2,294 points.