![Putin Blasts US Actions for Blocking Payments; Exporters Turn to Small Banks and Crypto](https://www.clublaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/c2bdbfa5-48ca-4ad5-a89e-fe2c6749b789.jpg)
Russian President Vladimir Putin charged against the U.S. actions seeking to block Russian payments to China and other countries. During a two-day trip to China, the Russian leader emphasized that this strategy was “really stupid and a huge mistake,” considering that these actions affected the status of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Russian […]