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  • Putin's Top Banker Issues Dire Warning on Economy: 'Ruination'

    06/27/2024 11:48:55 AM PDT · by canuck_conservative · 29 replies
    Newsweek ^ | June 27, 2024 | Brendan Cole
    Moscow must find other ways to pay for exports or its sanctions-hit economy faces "ruination" one of President Vladimir Putin's top bankers has said, following moves by Chinese lenders to suspend transactions with Russian banks. ICBC, China CITIC Bank and most other Chinese banks have made similar moves, worried about falling foul of Western sanctions, which have been stepped up to choke off the funding for Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this month, the U.S. and other countries unveiled a new wave of sanctions that targeted Russian financial institutions and entities and individuals who do business with them. "If...