Posted in Article Russia’s finance minister has admitted the country can’t use nearly half its $640 billion foreign currency war chest because of Western sanctions 2022-03-15 Leave a Comment on Russia’s finance minister has admitted the country can’t use nearly half its $640 billion foreign currency war chest because of Western sanctions Russia wants to use its foreign currency reserves as a cushion against economic sanctions imposed by the US and its allies and to prop up its economy. Source: Russia’s finance minister has admitted the country can’t use nearly half its $640 billion foreign currency war chest because of Western sanctions