Vladimir Putin Pushes Blockchain for Global Transactions

Image Credit: RAND Corporation Dec 11, 2023

Multipolar Model

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Sanctions Impact

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National Payment System

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Dollar's Decline

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Blockchain and CBDCs

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Bitcoin Possibility

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Russia's CBDC

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