[axiomsEnd]

He allows it in his country, which has a lot of fossil fuels and a giant, unusable freezer called Siberia. This is a nice PR move, and a good way to get some money from hard to track sources, which may be a good idea if you are trying to start a war, but it doesn't mean that Putin is good sources of inspiration.

[inter_netuser]

Today, the reserve currency is USD, and if you settle international trade, you have to deal with the US financial system.

What does Putin (and many others) gain, if he no longer has to do that for international trade?

[arcticbull]

Except he does, because the only trading partner he has is El Salvador lol and even they only have a few bucks of reserves.