Gold investors face bind over bars from tarnished Russia
To hammer home the point that pre-invasion Russian gold was meant to be treated the same as gold from other places, banks told clients they would have to pay extra to offload Russian bullion.
An employee shows gold bar at the Prioksky Non-Ferrous Metals Plant in Kasimov, Russia February 14, 2017. Picture taken February 14, 2017. (photo credit: REUTERS/SERGEI KARPUKHIN)ByREUTERS
