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US-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India - Russia's top outlet for seaborne crude - have been settled in other currencies.
India is the world's number three importer of oil and Russia became its leading supplier after Europe shunned Moscow's supplies following its invasion of Ukraine begun in February last year.
Booming oil trade between the two nations shifts to alternative currencies The US dollar is seeing its decades-long dominance in oil trade
As Russia-India oil trade shifts to non-dollar currencies due to sanctions, the greenback's dominance falters, Reuters wrote Wednesday Read Full Article at RT.com
"The Russian command has taken a decision ... to bring in as much artillery as possible. But the number of artillery attacks has declined as there has been a gradual decline in the amount of ammunition available," Zhdanov added.