Hello, Zigg, Russia is a world leader when it comes to the physical economy, a powerhouse, no bananas though.
Rubles can used to purchase bananas, the southern customers need rubles for crude, LNG and other vital stuff.
At some point, the Fed will have to monetize purt near everything, it's all in the numbers, then it's Dollarama.
Haven't read Michael Hudson's latest yet, he's not afraid to spell out it all for the global USD hegemony buffs.
This is monetary history, been here before, many times, the Merkins think they can save their system, we'll see.
The band will play on, as the Titanic sinks under the waves, this much we know.