The Russian Federation’s Ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said that countries in the majority of the world refuse to participate in sanctions against Russia. This was reported by RIA News.
The diplomat emphasized that many states in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America do not support restrictions on Moscow. Antonov added that such states have shown their readiness to strengthen cooperation with the Russian side on many issues.
He noted that there are many like-minded people in Moscow who are trying to pursue an independent policy in line with the national interest.
Before that, in the press release of the Central Bank of Russia statedIt was stated that the Moscow Stock Exchange suspended foreign exchange trading in dollars and euros due to the sanctions of the US Treasury.
Moscow Stock Exchange from June 13 will stop Due to US sanctions, it is traded in US dollars and euros. Moscow Stock Exchange emphasized that starting from tomorrow, all instruments will be traded in the foreign exchange market and precious metals market, except for currency pairs consisting of the US dollar and euro.
Putin before statedWestern sanctions hinder Russia.