Finanzas

Washington impide a Rusia pagar su deuda con dólares depositados en bancos de Estados Unidos

La Casa Blanca impuso nuevas sanciones a Rusia ante recientes denuncias de atrocidades atribuidas a ese país

A woman leaves a currency exchange office displaying the US dollar and the euro signs in Saint Petersburg on March, 2, 2022. - Russian authorities are scrambling to stem panic as massive sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine delivered the worst economic shocks since the fall of the Soviet Union. Russians encountered a bleak new economic reality after Western powers agreed to impose far-reaching sanctions. The ruble has fallen by more than a third against the dollar and euro, Russian planes are barred from all but a handful of countries and ordinary people face serious doubts over the future of their careers, salaries and loan repayments. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP)
A woman leaves a currency exchange office displaying the US dollar and the euro signs in Saint Petersburg on March, 2, 2022. - Russian authorities are scrambling to stem panic as massive sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine delivered the worst economic shocks since the fall of the Soviet Union. Russians encountered a bleak new economic reality after Western powers agreed to impose far-reaching sanctions. The ruble has fallen by more than a third against the dollar and euro, Russian planes are barred from all but a handful of countries and ordinary people face serious doubts over the future of their careers, salaries and loan repayments. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) OLGA MALTSEVA

Estados Unidos comenzó el martes a impedir que Moscú pague sus deudas con fondos guardados en el sistema financiero estadounidense como forma de incrementar su presión por la invasión a Ucrania, informó el departamento del Tesoro.

"Hoy (martes) es el último día para que Rusia haga otro pago de deuda. A partir de hoy, el Tesoro de Estados Unidos no permitirá que pague ninguna deuda en dólares desde ninguna cuenta del gobierno ruso en instituciones financieras de Estados Unidos", dijo un portavoz a la AFP.

"Rusia debe elegir entre drenar las reservas valuadas en dólares que le quedan, conseguir nuevos ingresos o caer en default".

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