The US Treasury Department announced that the volume of investments made by the Russian Federation in US government bonds in December 2022 decreased by 3.3 times compared to the previous month and amounted to 629 million dollars. TASS.
The ministry stressed that the figure was equal to $ 2.092 billion in November last year, in October – $ 2.034 billion, and in September – $ 2.015 billion, and in general it has been held at just over $ 2 billion since March.
The publication states that the volume of investments made by the Russian side in US government bonds in February 2022 was $ 3.753 billion.
In December, long-term bonds in Russian investments amounted to $ 104 million (in November – $ 80 million), short-term bonds – $ 525 million (in November – $ 2.012 billion).
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen statedHe said that the agreement between the G7 countries (G7), Australia and the European Union (EU) on a ceiling price for oil products from Russia was the “culmination” of Western countries’ sanctions efforts.