Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev told Russian media Thursday that the West's "desire is very simple - to destabilize the political situation, divide the country into several parts that would be large enough, make agreements with each of these parts, denuclearize and demilitarize all of them and then offer its [security] services," state news agency Tass reported.
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Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that the world should not be dominated by one currency.
Russia is also working on its own national payment system, Medvedev told reporters in Beijing during a visit to China.