Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced that the United States and its allies who support its decisions should get used to paying rubles.
Volodin wrote on his Telegram page: “Especially since we have experience in paying mutual bills in rubles. Gas deals have shown this. The United States and its allies who support its decisions must get used to the ruble. ”
Pointing that the U.S. Treasury is trying to create problems for Russia with its decision to suspend the validity of the license to repay Russia’s foreign debt in dollars, the Minister said, “The U.S. Treasury has announced that it will not renew the license of Russia to pay for it. foreign debt in dollars. Pay off debt abroad in Russia. So “Washington is trying to create Problems for Russia by artificially banning dollar payments. Our country has a solution to this challenge. ”
The Russian parliamentarian stressed that Russia has the necessary funds to repay its debt and confirmed that payment in rubles is the “American option”.
“First, we have all the necessary funds for payments. Second, we will pay in rubles. And that’s the choice. This in itself prevents us from paying in dollars. Now the ruble is strengthening. significant, and in that sense we are well positioned in the market. ”
Source: RIA Novosti
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