A former Russian minister who fled to the US says he now makes the same working as a truck driver after the ruble crashed

• A former Russian minister turned US truck driver says he earns as much now as he did as an official.
• Denis Sharonov fled Russia last year and has spent the last six months driving a truck.
• The Russian ruble hit a 16-month low this week and is one of the worst performing currencies in 2023.

A former government official who fled Russia to avoid the military draft says his salary is the same now that he is a truck driver in the US.

Denis Sharonov has been crisscrossing the highways of 45 states as a truck driver for the past six months "to make a living" as he is waiting for his asylum claim to be processed, he told The Guardian.