As soon as it became necessary to punish Russia, they forgot about the free play of market forces and forgot about the presumption of innocence.
We are not against the dollar. We simply want the dollar — we did not abandon the dollar; they denied us access.
The Americans, Europe, Japan, and everyone who follows their policies are deliberately destroying the model of globalization that they themselves created, nurtured and promoted.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov:
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