Venezuela and Russia are progressing towards decreasing their dependence on the US dollar to strengthen their financial and economic ties. On Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil made this announcement. He shared details of his meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Both ministers agreed to improve financial communications between their central banks […]
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