Russian Foreign Ministry Decries London Court’s Ruling on Venezuelan Gold

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Moscow considers the London High Court’s ruling to deny Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s right to withdraw Venezuela’s UK-stored gold assets outrageous, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

“This decision is outrageous”, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Apparently, a court’s independence in the United Kingdom works for only as long as it is aligned with the government’s stance. We would study with great interest the legal arguments of the High Court of London; however, there are simply no such arguments, apparently. The UK law is silent when political expediency is at stake”.

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