Russian Ruble Relaunched, Linked To Gold & Commodities

"With Russia’s central bank having just profoundly altered the international trade and monetary system by linking the Russian ruble to both gold and commodities.....Additionally, with the new gold to ruble linkage, if the ruble continues to strengthen (for example due to demand created by obligatory energy payments in rubles), this will also be reflected in a stronger gold price." ZeroHedge