New sanctions from the White House target tankers that were revealed to be delivering oil products from Russia to North Korea, violating international sanctions against the latter state for its nuclear weapons program and human rights abuses. Source: Oil Price
Russia’s Finance Ministry published draft legislation to regulate operations using cryptocurrencies, putting it at odds with the central bank’s resistance to allowing their exchange into rubles and other currencies. Licensed operators would be able to validate conversion of cryptocurrencies into other digital instruments as well as rubles or foreign currencies. Source Bloomberg
