From March 2022 in Russia imported banknotes The EU and the US are worth about $2.3 billion. It is reported by Reuters with reference to customs data.
It is noted that banknotes were imported from the UAE and Turkey, which did not impose restrictions on the export of currency to Russia. The country of origin of banknotes is not indicated in more than half of the cases.
A sharp increase in cash imports to Russia was recorded shortly before the start of the special operation. From November 2021 to February 2022, the Russian Federation received dollar and euro banknotes in the amount equivalent to $ 18.9 billion, and over the previous four months, $ 17 million was imported.
"In March 2022, the European Union imposed a ban on the sale, supply and export to Russia euro banknotes. In the same month, the United States banned the supply of dollar banknotes to the Russian Federation," the DW❶ Main telegram channel writes.
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