Step by step: Vladimir Putin on Russia's de-dollarization

Step by step: Vladimir Putin on Russia’s de-dollarization “We’re taking individual steps, one after another. As regards finance, we did not drop the dollar. The dollar is the universal currency. But it wasn’t us — we were banned and barred from [using] it. And now 95% of all the external trade of Russia is denominated in national currencies. They did it themselves with their own hands. They thought we would collapse,“ Putin said at his meeting with the heads of major media outlets. #BRICS2024 Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Source: Sputnik International