Venezuela Sanctions

Sitharaman said the Indian government has expressed its view to the United States

The United States in January prohibited US-dollar transactions for oil sales from Venezuela's PDVSA or its units

Gazprombank is Russia's third biggest lender by assets and includes among its shareholders Russian state gas company Gazprom

The United States is considering moves to cripple Venezuela's oil shipments, which account for nearly all of the country's exports

Venezuela has been engulfed in an economic crisis, featuring skyrocketing inflation, food shortage