Citibank has blocked the money transfer of the Russian Foreign Ministry to Latin America, said the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
The bank, which is the top 5 U.S. bank in terms of its assets, acted as an intermediary in the transaction. “The bankers had questions about the money transfer of the Foreign Ministry: first they asked for a lot of additional information, and then, after two weeks of delay, they returned the money to the sender – that is, the Russian side,” Zakharova said.
The funds, she said, were intended for the Central American countries affected by Hurricane Eta.
“We, of course, expect that the bank’s management would explain the reasons for the decision it made,” she said. “This, of course, deals a huge public relations blow to this bank. We also expect a relevant comment from the U.S. State Department, which is a champion of human rights and assistance to ordinary citizens in difficult situations.”
She recalled that the leadership of the Central American Parliament had asked Russia for help, and Moscow agreed to allocate funds for the purchase of filters for drinking water to prevent the development of dangerous diseases.
She assured the Central American countries that Moscow is committed to continuing cooperation despite “external obstacles,” TASS reported.
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“This, of course, deals a huge public relations blow to this bank. We also expect a relevant comment from the U.S. State Department, which is a champion of human rights and assistance to ordinary citizens in difficult situations.”
Really? Call me sceptical, but why would mafia land donate money to an organisation (Central American Parliament) that represents a democratic system that guarantees free elections and participation under equal conditions for political parties?
This article would explain a lot of things, none of which the bike will ever elaborate on.
https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/russia-seeks-strategic-positions-in-central-america/
Hurricane Eta was almost 3 months ago. I’m not buying it either. Especially since Putin has NEVER don’t anything out of the goodness of his heart. He makes the Grinch look like Santa Claus. Add to that the Moskali have been busted in South America for drug running and I wouldn’t put it past Lavrov to exchange water filters (rubles) for Cocaine. If it was really for water filters, why didn’t they just send water filters?
Maybe Muscovy don’t know how to make water filters. 🤣
If Moskovia could make water filters they would be using them ;))
They certainly don’t need water filters for Crimea, they got no water to filter. 🤣
Aha, good catch, no wonder they have extra to send to South America.
No filter on earth could turn their radioactive brown piss into water. 😂
Well, I started something with a few Moskali on Word Press. Have at it Mike…
https://thenewkremlinstooge.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/still-crazy-after-all-these-years-western-analysis-continues-to-get-russia-wrong/comment-page-5/#comment-53865
Kremlin Stooges are certainly what they seem to be.
Like we see in Crimea……water filters where? That’s high tech…..for Russian. Not Joking.
The measure taken by Citibank is just a small example of what we could do to mafia land if we were to cut them off from SWIFT. Pew-tinism would collapse in short order.
Should have happened 7 years ago, but Obama was too busy polishing his Nobel Peace prize.
And, the Trumpet was too busy polishing Pew-tin’s pencil dick.
That wouldn’t need a lot of polishing. 😁