"Putin is 100% right" in saying that the dollar is the currency that enables the US to exploit other economies, Malian geopolitical expert Adama Diabate told Sputnik Africa.
"When Putin says that the real goal now is to get rid of the dollar, believe me, that means it's very close," Adama Diabate told Sputnik Africa.
Due to the sanctions policy pursued by Washington, more and more countries want to avoid the US dollar, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Moreover, Moscow currently uses national currencies in 65% of transactions with BRICS partners, the Russian president announced.
"It's necessary to have a counterbalance to this Western story, which has lasted too long and caused too much harm," the expert concluded.