US Treasury Says Gold-Related Transactions Involving Russia Are Strictly Prohibited

US Treasury Says Gold-Related Transactions Involving Russia Are Strictly Prohibited
Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Katabella Roberts
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The United States is targeting Russian gold reserves and has warned that gold-related transactions involving the country are strictly prohibited.

The move, done in coordination with the European Union and G7, is aimed at further restricting Moscow’s ability to use its international reserves to prop up its currency, thus avoiding the impact of sanctions, and fund President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal war” in Ukraine, officials said.
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