Higher price means weaker Ruble (takes more of them to buy one dollar).
Russia and China are apparently doing/willing to do their own thing outside of SWIFT (which NEEDS to die) and the PetroDollar rules are already being violated by some countries (as they should), what if Putin came in with a gigantic FU and backed the Ruble with Gold/Silver or some hard commodity. Would smart money suddenly flood the Ruble? We're not being told over and over how horribly the Ruble is suffering for nothing—some kind of major play is coming.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/Currency/USDRUB