The news that emerged three days ago that Russia supports the Venezuelan crypto currency Petro has been denied today.. The Russian government has declared that the reports that it supports Petro are unfounded.
The Russian government and Putin were said to support
Vice Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Artyom Kozhin, said on Friday. , underlined that the allegations that Russian officials and businessmen support Petro do not reflect the truth.
Saying that the report is an obvious lie, Kozhin used the following words: did not participate in the project in any way.. At a meeting held in Moscow on February 21, 2018, Mr. Simon Zerpa, Venezuela’s Minister of Economy and Finance, delivered a booklet about Petro to the Russian Finance Minister, just to inform the Russian partners about this project.
Donald Trump’s Petro ban has been effective
Links between Russian businessmen and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro allegedly supported the Petro to help Russian President Vladimir Putin evade US-led sanctions
The news came with the signing of new sanctions by US President Donald Trump, which, as previously reported, prohibits Americans from buying or transacting with the Petro.
Petro, including the Turkish lira opened its doors to new currencies, including They will be able to trade with these currencies from Monday, but where they will be able to do so remains unclear.
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