Russian oil company Rosneft slammed in a statement on Friday as "explicit lies" recent media report that suggested that Venezuela was circumventing Washington's sanctions by funneling money from Venezuelan oil sales through Rosneft, and Rosneft also said that it considered it necessary to file a legal complaint over the matter
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th April, 2019) Russian oil company Rosneft slammed in a statement on Friday as "explicit lies" recent media report that suggested that Venezuela was circumventing Washington's sanctions by funneling money from Venezuelan oil sales through Rosneft, and Rosneft also said that it considered it necessary to file a legal complaint over the matter.Reuters reported on Thursday, citing sources and documents, that, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was evading US sanctions, aimed at ousting him from power amid political crisis in the Latin American country, Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA was passing invoices from its oil sales to Rosneft.
"Reuters' publication 'Exclusive: Venezuela skirts U.S. sanctions by funneling oil sales via Russia' is an explicit lie aimed at staging a provocation against Rosneft ... We consider it necessary to address law enforcement bodies in order to curb the illegal activities of this pseudoagency on the territory of the Russian Federation," Rosneft said.
The company accused Reuters of systematically spreading disinformation in order to damage Russia, its companies and the Russian economy.
