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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lamiat Sabin

Desperate Sri Lanka pleads with Moscow to pay for Russian fuel on credit

Eranga Jayawardena/AP

Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to supply his island nation with fuel on credit as it faces its worst economic crisis in about 70 years.

Due to its financial troubles, Sri Lanka has struggled to import essentials such as medicine, food, and fuel – which has led to severe shortages, blackouts, and runaway inflation.

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