“Me deu vergonha que nosso presidente, diante de Putin, criticou os Estados Unidos e o FMI, sendo, além disso, a Rússia parte do FMI. É algo que não se faz, porque é o mesmo que ir aos Estados Unidos e criticar a Rússia”, disse a representante da Juntos pela Mudança.
The IMF is not a fraternity that requires diplomatic relations between its members per say. It's a monetary fund. I wouldnt worry too much about being politically correct within the IMF and would reserve diplomacy to matters pertaining to the UN since the former ultimately will respond to the latter.
From what I gathered, Fernandez went seeking economic diversity from a new partner partially BECAUSE of the way the IMF dealt with Argentina. It sounds like she believes the US has greater leverage within the Fund because of its quota. If that's the case, that's even more of a reason for Buenos Aires to seek counsel elsewhere. Besides, Russia isnt at war with the US or anybody for that matter. At least not yet. There is a dispute involving NATO and the former Soviet republic of Ukraine which the US is involved in.
In any case, the situation appears so dire, that there isnt a whole lot to lose either way.
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