Russian Finance Minister called dollar and euro “toxic candy wrappers”
Minister of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov, speaking to students of the Financial University, named dollar and euro “toxic candy wrappers”.
“Why is it needed, this currency? That is, we sell our own wealth – gas, getting candy wrappers, toxic candy wrappers. Why are they needed?” – said the minister.
At the same lecture, he told the students that the “special operation” required “enormous resources,” but he did not give exact numbers. According to him, 8 trillion rubles have been invested to support the economy this year (for comparison: Russia will spend 600 million rubles on paying pensions in 2022).
What else did Siluanov say:
- Statements about the default in Russia have nothing to do with the magazine.
- Russia will by all means receive the image of a reliable safe, despite the restrictions on the payment of public debt.
- The ban on the withdrawal of funds of non-residents from the Russian Federation will remain until Russia’s reserves are unfrozen.
- Russia will primarily support exporters while imports are closed.
- The food at the new Russian McDonald’s will be tastier than before.
At the end of March, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to transfer the gas of European countries into rubles to the Russian account – for this they had to open accounts in Russian banks. Ultimately, the payment will still be made in euros, after which the bank will purchase rubles on the domestic market and credit them to the ruble account of the gas buyer.
Poland and Bulgaria have abandoned the scheme, calling it a breach of contract. In response, “Gazprom” a wide offer in these countries.
After the introduction of this scheme, the ruble began to be determined by dependence on the currency, however, according to the results of the last week, the dollar and the euro rose by 11%, and the ruble began to fall.
- On February 24, Russian troops arrived on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He called the “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine the goals of the invasion warning, but did not specify what he had in mind. Due to the war between the United States and the country, Western Moscow adopted strict sanctions that affected not only politicians and officials, but also ordinary citizens.