secondary sanctions. and whether something is not sanctioned now, could be sanctioned tomorrow. so there is a lot of uncertainty there and a lot of companies are really, really weary of doing business, doing trade with russia. reporter: despite saying publicly it opposes sanctions on russia, china is staying silent on whether it will let moscow convert its reserves into dollars or euros. critical for a country facing default. brazil, whose president visited moscow in february and which is heavily reliant on russian fertilizer, is set to receive its last shipment at the end of april according to risk management consultancy stone x. it says no more have been scheduled because banks ask shipping companies didn t want to fall foul of sanctions. russia, facing an 11% contraction this year according to the world bank, is working overtime to keep its remaining markets open. as the risks for its allies grow. this isn t actually a new strategy from russia.
whether it will let moscow convert reserves into dollars or euro. critical for a country facing default. brazil president visited moscow in february and which heavily reliant on russian fertilizer is set to receive its last shipment end of april. according to risk management consultant. it says no more have been scheduled because banks and shipping companies didn t want to sanctions. russia facing an 11% contraction this year according to the world bank is working over time to keep its remaining markets open. the risk for allies grow. the risks growing in lock step with more on what evidence of atrocities emerging in ukraine. in sparked the fifth round of sanctions. banning russian imports of coal and now according to the eu advanced discussions on a next round of sanctions which could include oil. tweeting that nothing is off the