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  • Russia’s Plans to Replace the Dollar Are Going Nowhere

    11/30/2024 7:14:37 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 36 replies
    Foreign Policy ^ | 11/18/2024 | Agathe Demarais
    BRICS countries show little interest in Moscow’s proposal for an alternative financial system. Browsing through the official photos of the annual BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan last month yields intriguing surprises. In several of them, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a mock-up banknote featuring the flags of the five core BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Looking at the pictures, one could be forgiven for assuming that the BRICS had just launched a common currency. This is exactly what Moscow would like the world to think as part of its bid to demonstrate that Russia...
  • Russia’s Putin says there is no reason to panic about volatile ruble

    11/28/2024 2:16:46 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    Al Arabiya ^ | 11/28/2024 | Reuters
    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no need to panic about the depreciation of the ruble in recent days, saying the Russian currency’s sometimes sharp fluctuations were related to budget payments and seasonal shifts. -snip- Putin was speaking in Astana, Kazakhstan, following a summit with leaders of a security alliance of ex-Soviet countries.