{"id":14000,"date":"2026-01-30T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2026-02-07T03:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:24:50","slug":"g7-weakened-itself-with-sanctions-on-russia-putin-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/g7-weakened-itself-with-sanctions-on-russia-putin-aide\/","title":{"rendered":"G7 weakened itself with sanctions on Russia \u2013 Putin aide\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
The restrictions have backfired given that 85% of Russian transactions now bypass Western currencies, Maksim Oreshkin has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Attempts by Western countries to pressure Russia through financial sanctions have contributed to the decline of G7 currencies, the deputy head of the presidential administration, Maksim Oreshkin, has said. <\/p>\n Speaking at the opening of Expert Dialogues in Moscow on Friday, Oreshkin said the sanctions have weakened the economic standing of the countries imposing them. <\/p>\n “By imposing sanctions, the countries of the Group of Seven sought to make international trade impossible for Russia and to inflict damage on the Russian economy. But all they have achieved is a significant increase in the share of national currencies in settlements,”<\/em> he noted. <\/p>\n According to Oreshkin, by the end of 2025, 85% of all transactions involving Russia were carried out without Western currencies. <\/p>\n In December, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the use of national currencies in settlements among Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) members had reached 93%. He noted that an agreement signed earlier in 2025 allows companies in the member countries to list their securities on any stock exchange within the union. <\/p>\n Oreshkin’s comments follow a warning from Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, that the dollar’s status as the world’s primary reserve currency could be challenged this year, with the currency at risk from funding shortages, geopolitical shocks, and politicization. <\/p>\n