“We do not plan to switch to barter, but if our companies agree on barter transactions through accounting in the national currency, we will not interfere with this,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Siluanov stressed that the Ministry of Finance, first of all, plans to transfer settlements in foreign trade into rubles as much as possible.
He noted the absurdity of the situation when Russia supplies gas, receives currency, and it is frozen.
“Why do we need this?
Obviously, settlements in euros or dollars are unacceptable for us.
What remains are rubles or a currency that we trust, or imports that are of interest to us, ”he concluded.
Earlier, Siluanov stated that Europe and the United States are creating artificial barriers for Russia to service its public debt in order to label it "default".