Vatican Bank IOR said Saturday that it does not receive or invest any money from Moscow after accusations made Friday by Mykhailo Podolyak, chief advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview granted to a Ukrainian media outlet.
The Vatican Bank building. (Photo: ANSA)
“The IOR (Institute for Religious Works) neither receives nor invests money from Russia,” the bank said in a statement.
“The IOR strongly rejects the allegations made by the advisor, according to which the IOR is investing Russian money,” it said.
“The statements made to the contrary in the press are based on nothing and must, therefore, be considered as such,” the Vatican financial institution added.
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