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Russia, Vietnam Use Energy Profits to Bypass US Sanctions for Arms Deals
A secretive oil-for-arms mechanism reveals how global powers are rewriting financial pathways outside U.S. control.
A Backdoor Sanctions Evasion Strategy
Internal Vietnamese documents obtained by the Associated Press show that Russia and Vietnam have created a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments by channeling profits from joint oil and gas ventures.
Instead of moving cash through the SWIFT system—long controlled by Western oversight—Vietnam is using profits from its Rusvietpetro venture in Siberia to pay off defense contracts with Moscow. Excess profits then move back into Vietnam through joint ventures with Russian oil companies, completing the cycle without crossing Western banking networks.
This arrangement is designed not just to maintain military ties but also to sidestep the very financial infrastructure the U.S. uses to enforce sanctions.
Why This Mechanism Matters
By avoiding international transfers, Russia and Vietnam are insulating themselves from secondary sanctions under U.S. law. It’s a sophisticated workaround:
Step 1: Vietnamese profits from Siberian oil operations repay Russian defense credit.
Step 2: Excess profits flow to Russian state energy firms.
Step 3: Russia’s local ventures in Vietnam return equal sums to PetroVietnam, bypassing global financial systems.
As one analyst noted, “It’s not your typical flexible financing… it’s next-level stuff.”
This isn’t just creative accounting—it’s the deliberate construction of an alternative financial system.
The Broader Context
The U.S. is working to deepen its economic and defense relationship with Vietnam as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy against China. Yet at the same time, Vietnam is strengthening ties with Moscow to secure military supplies.
For Russia, cut off from Western capital markets, these oil-linked payments are a lifeline. For Vietnam, they are a way to preserve both Russian defense cooperation and U.S. trade benefits while navigating sanctions risk.
The mechanism mirrors earlier Russian deals in Southeast Asia, where Moscow traded arms for commodities like palm oil or coffee. This time, however, the stakes are higher: the system directly bypasses Western-controlled finance and exposes cracks in U.S. sanctions enforcement.
Financial Restructuring in Motion
At the heart of this arrangement lies a bigger story: the shift away from Western-dominated financial architecture.
Energy revenues are being re-tasked as covert financial flows.
Sanctions enforcement is pushing nations to create parallel systems of value exchange.
Military deals and resource profits are blending into closed financial loops beyond Washington’s reach.
For Vietnam, this strengthens its strategic autonomy; for Russia, it represents survival in the face of escalating sanctions. For the global system, it accelerates the fragmentation of financial power.
Why This Matters
The oil-for-arms mechanism between Russia and Vietnam illustrates how nations are actively building workarounds to U.S.-centric financial dominance. While sanctions remain a primary American tool, their effectiveness erodes when countries find ways to bypass SWIFT, dollar clearing, and Western oversight altogether.
Key Takeaway: What appears to be an arms deal financing trick is in reality a sign of broader restructuring—energy, finance, and security are merging into closed systems outside U.S. reach.
This is not just politics — it’s global finance restructuring before our eyes.
@ Newshounds News™
Source: Associated Press
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BRICS Gold-Backed System Sparks Sovereignty Push vs US Dollar
The BRICS gold reserve strategy signals a decisive move away from dollar dominance, laying the groundwork for a new financial order.
Asset-Backed Currencies Re-Entering the System
BRICS nations have pooled over 6,000 tonnes of gold — about 20–21% of global central bank holdings — to back a new currency initiative. While not a classical gold standard, the effort introduces commodity-anchored credibility to trade settlements. Russia leads with 2,335.85 metric tons, closely followed by China at 2,298.53 metric tons, underscoring their dominance in the bloc’s monetary reengineering.
Trade Settlement Beyond SWIFT
The initiative is about more than gold. BRICS countries are actively developing payment infrastructure that bypasses the SWIFT system. This allows trade settlements free from dollar dependency, creating parallel financial plumbing to serve global commerce.
De-Dollarization as Strategic Sovereignty
By insulating themselves from the reach of U.S. sanctions, BRICS nations are turning gold into a geopolitical shield. Russia and China alone control nearly three-quarters of BRICS’ combined gold reserves, giving them the strategic leverage to challenge dollar hegemony.
Ripple Effect Across Global Finance
Even before full launch, the anticipation of a BRICS gold-backed settlement system is influencing global behavior. Nations are reassessing reserve strategies and trade alignments, accelerating the trend of de-dollarization across emerging markets.
Why This Matters
The contrast is stark: while the U.S. is preoccupied with regulatory battles and leadership struggles at institutions like the CFTC, BRICS is executing structural changes that rewire trade and finance in real time. These parallel tracks — digital oversight in the West and hard-asset backing in the East — are converging toward the same destination: a new financial order.
This is not just politics — it’s global finance restructuring before our eyes.
@ Newshounds News™
Source: Watcher Guru
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