It rose 0.4 percent to trade at 76.01 against the euro and 0.1 percent to 10.41 against the yuan.
The ruble will be supported by increased selling of the Chinese yuan, but will remain in a slight downside bias, broker Allor said in a note.
Russia plans to sell foreign currency worth 8.9 billion rubles ($125.62 million) a day from Tuesday, three times more than last month, to offset lower oil and gas revenue.
Falling energy revenues and rising spending pushed Russia’s federal budget into a nearly $25 billion deficit in January, as sanctions and the cost of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine clouded the economy’s prospects. January oil and gas revenue was down 46.4 percent year-on-year.