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Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is open to all payment methods and not seeking to end dollar use.

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What this story says

  • Approximately 90% of Russia's trade with BRICS countries is settled in national currencies, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
  • Peskov stated that Russia is open to any acceptable payment method and is not seeking de-dollarisation.
  • These remarks were made during a virtual press conference with Indian journalists days before the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
  • Peskov also noted that some countries use their national currencies as political tools, without naming specific nations.

Who covered it

Left 17%(2)Centre 25%(3)Right 58%(7)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 10 of the 22 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

76/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

15/100

22 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is not seeking to end its use of the US dollar and is open to all acceptable payment methods. He made these remarks during a virtual press conference with Indian journalists, days before the BRICS summit scheduled for 12-13 September 2026 in New Delhi. Peskov also noted that approximately 90% of Russia's trade or payments with BRICS countries are settled in national currencies. He added that some countries use their national currencies as political tools, without naming any.

Disagreement on Russia's motivation for using national currencies

While Peskov stated Russia is open to any acceptable payment method and not seeking de-dollarisation, the digest from vz.ru, rated right, reported that Russia is "forced to switch to rubles due to Western sanctions pressure." This digest attributes the information to TASS.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports mention the detail that Russia is forced to switch to rubles due to Western sanctions pressure, a point made in the right-rated vz.ru digest. None of the centre-rated reports mention the claim that US sanctions are weakening global trust in the dollar, a point made in the right-rated Tribune India digest.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 8 Sept 2026, 18:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The two left-rated reports led on the figure that about 90% of Russia's trade with BRICS countries is conducted in national currencies. Both aljazeera.net and fakti.bg reported Peskov's statement that Russia does not set itself the goal of de-dollarisation and remains open to different payment methods. Aljazeera.net also noted Peskov's comment that some countries use their national currencies as a political tool without naming them.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • The three centre-rated reports focused on Russia's openness to various payment methods and its stance on de-dollarisation. Devdiscourse, Reuters, and Market Screener all reported that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Russia is not pursuing 'de-dollarisation' and is open to every acceptable method of payment. Devdiscourse also mentioned Peskov's comment on some nations using their currencies politically, without naming them.

Right

7 rated outlets

  • The four right-rated reports highlighted Russia's use of national currencies in trade with BRICS countries and its relationship with the dollar. Tribune India's digest reported that the Kremlin defended the grouping's growing use of national currencies, arguing that US sanctions are weakening global trust in the dollar. EADaily's digest stated that the Russian economy was not seeking de-dollarisation. CNBC-TV18's digest mentioned Peskov speaking on settling trade in 'every acceptable method of payment'. vz.ru's digest reported that Russia is forced to switch to rubles due to Western sanctions pressure, though it does not intend to abandon the US currency.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies biased?
Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Russia says BRICS trade is 90% in national currencies?
22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What percentage of Russia's trade with BRICS countries is settled in national currencies?
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that approximately 90% of Russia's trade or payments with BRICS countries are settled in national currencies. This figure was shared during a virtual press conference with Indian journalists ahead of the BRICS summit.
Is Russia seeking to end its use of the US dollar?
According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, Russia is not seeking 'de-dollarisation' and is open to any acceptable payment method. He clarified this stance during a press conference with Indian journalists prior to the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
When were these remarks made?
The remarks by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov were made during a virtual press conference with Indian journalists on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. This was days before the BRICS summit scheduled for 12-13 September 2026 in New Delhi.

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Right

7

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