The ruble once again marked a historic dip, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The currency fell to a record low of 136.50 against the dollar after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies were discussing an embargo on Russian oil supplies as further retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi It was announced on Sunday that the body was “considering” the drafting of a bill banning the import of Russian oil into the country and that Congress intends to approve $ 10 million in aid to Ukraine in response to Russia’s military invasion of neighboring country.
“Parliament is currently considering a strong bill that would further isolate Russia from the global economy,” Pelosi said in a letter.
Also, the French Minister of Finance Bruno Lemer He stressed that there is room for further sanctions against Russia.
The 27 EU countries have imposed three packages of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, under which, among other things, they have frozen the resources of the Russian Central Bank and cut off seven Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
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