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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for the use of national currencies instead of the US dollar in mutual settlements between countries to reduce the risks of US sanctions.
He said in an interview with Chinese media published by the Russian Foreign Ministry: “To reduce the risks of (US) sanctions, we need to enhance our technological independence, by switching to the use of global national currencies, as an alternative to the dollar in mutual settlements.”
He added that “we should stay away from the use of international payment systems controlled by the West,” stressing the need for Russia and China to strengthen their independence.
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