Is RUSSIA asking for lithium, oil , Nickel , wheat, copper ,...

Is RUSSIA asking for lithium, oil , Nickel , wheat, copper , lead,
tin, or any other commodity in exchange for its commodities,
no, why ,because general commodities aren't money.
Only gold is money because of scarcity and durability. A J is totally correct, if RUSSIA only accepts RUBBELS & you have to exchange gold for RUBBELS to buy RUSSIAN COMMODITIES,than this will put extreme pressure on the physical price & as we saw with NICKEL 2 weeks ago, the shorts get scorched when physical is unobtainable.
NOW as LUKE GROMAN said in a podcast, what if RUSSIA gives 50 barrels of oil for an ounce of gold, Gold goes to $5000.00 USD and RUSSIAS strategic reserves in GOLD increase in value by 150%.
GLTA