Debt repayment in roubles, a possible economic counterattack for Russia?

The Russian response to Western sanctions took a rather original form on Monday 7 March: to draw up a list of “hostile” countries and to authorise Russian individuals and companies to repay their debts in roubles, despite the fact that the credit was contracted in another currency. On this list, we find the countries of … Debt repayment in roubles, a possible economic counterattack for Russia?