Russia backs using national currencies, not the U.S. dollar, in its trade with Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 14, but he made no firm commitments that would immediately help Ankara to weather its currency crisis.
Reuters: Russia backs non-dollar trade with Turkey, no promise of help amid lira crisis
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stands on the balcony before a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with French President Emmanuel Macron (both not pictured) at the Konstantin Palace in Strelna, outside Saint Petersburg, on May 24, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / GRIGORY DUKOR
