The Russian government signed a decree with a list of states whose unfriendly actions are directed against the country, its companies and citizens. This is reported TASS with reference to the press service of the Cabinet.
The approved list is headed by the USA, Canada and the EU countries, as well as the UK with its territories: Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar. Also named Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.
The document says that Russian citizens and companies can pay in rubles for foreign exchange obligations to creditors from the listed unfriendly states. To this end, the debtor asks a Russian bank to open a special ruble account “C” in the name of a foreign creditor, to which he will transfer payments in ruble equivalent at the rate of the Central Bank on the day of payment. Limit up to 10 million rubles per month.
The countries indicated in the list have introduced or joined the sanctions against Russia in connection with the conduct of a special military operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine. It was approved in pursuance of the decree of the President of Russia dated March 5, 2022 “On the temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations to certain foreign creditors.”
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation to protect Donbass. Three days earlier, on February 21, he signed decrees recognizing the DPR and LPR, as well as agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with the republics.
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