The Kremlin on Monday stated the refusal of Armenian banks to just accept Russia‘s card fee system Mir is a call primarily based on stress from the U.S.
“So many countries are facing unprecedented pressure from the US – the threat of secondary sanctions, the threat of sanctions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters in a press briefing in Moscow.
Peskov stated financial establishments, firms, banks and different establishments are consequently taking measures to hedge dangers.
He stated Russia and Armenia proceed to work in “correcting the situation” and can proceed to “discuss and compensate for the harm” that this stress is inflicting.
A consultant of VTB Armenia advised Russian media group RBC on Saturday that Mir playing cards would cease working in ATMs and POS terminals belonging to most Armenian banks as of March 30, aside from VTB Armenia itself.
‘HAVANA SYNDROME’
Peskov responded to a query on claims that Russia was behind the “Havana syndrome,” a medical situation that has stricken U.S. diplomats and personnel.
“For many years, the topic of the so-called Havana syndrome has been discussed in the press, from the very beginning it was somehow linked to Russia, but no one has ever published or expressed any convincing evidence of these unfounded accusations,” he added.
Peskov termed the accusations “baseless and unfounded.”
The “Havana syndrome” dates again to 2016, when it was first seen in Cuba. Since then, over 130 U.S. and Canadian diplomats, spies and troops stationed there have reported vertigo, complications, and insomnia.
Then-President Donald Trump blamed the Cuban authorities, whereas some officers on the Pentagon have blamed Russia, however the U.S. State Department has made no willpower of duty.
Source: www.anews.com.tr