When Russia exchanges Nat Gas for gold and this exchange is done outside the $USD with countries like Iran India Australia China etc. does it really matter?
Do you think most people know about the bilateral agreement to exchange gold for washing machines and refrigerators between China and Iran?
Who do you think subsidizes those countries the US kicks out of their beloved SWIFT system? The ones not being reported by the moronic financial media other than "China is in a recession with 6% growth"