Putin on De-dollarization "They did it themselves with own hands. They thought we would collapse."

Russian President Putin on 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."