UPDATE 1-Sanctions-hit Russian firms ask government for $1.6 bln in liquidity - Interfax
April 20, 2018 at 14:57 PM EDT
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) - Russian companies hit by U.S. sanctions, including aluminium giant Rusal, have asked for 100 billion roubles ($1.6 billion) in liquidity support from the government, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying on Friday.