Russia in response to new US sanctions will reduce the use of the dollar
Russia in response to new U.S. sanctions intensify efforts to reduce dependence on the U.S. payment system and the dollar as a settlement currency.
This was stated by Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in an interview with “international Affairs”.
“Of course, we will strengthen the work related to import substitution, reducing some dependence on the U.S. payment system, the dollar as the settlement currency and so on and so forth. Now it is becoming a necessity,” – said the diplomat.
According to Ryabkov, “it is necessary to create a workable economic system where dependence on the dollar, from the American financial system was less”, otherwise “we will sit them on the hook for exactly what they want.”
According to him, Russia is living with sanctions from 2014, however, signing with trump sanctions impose serious new constraints.
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