On Jan. 31, Novaya Gazeta reported that Russian agencies may have assisted in the liquidation of Venezuelan gold. The previous day, a Boeing 757 owned by the Russian company Yerofei flew from Moscow to Caracas through Dubai, increasing speculation among journalists and anti-Maduro politicians that the jet was to remove $840 million, or 20 tons of gold, from Venezuela’s national bank. That amount would reportedly represent about 20 percent of the country’s holdings. The Boeing jet made one additional trip between Moscow and Caracas between Jan. 18 and 19.
Meduza: ‘Novaya Gazeta’ reports Russia helped sell Venezuelan gold
The photo, released on Nov. 22, 2017, by the press office of the National Bank of Ukraine, shows gold bullions.
