“My point of view on the issue... is that ultimately the role of the dollar in the global economy will be determined by the strength of our economy,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

The politician added that the US financial system and the dollar will continue to dominate in terms of stability, and restrictions on other countries will be applied on a multilateral basis.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously said that Western countries began to use the dollar as a weapon to solve political problems.

Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announced the loss of economic leadership by the United States.