美元的新命運：拉夫羅夫聲稱一個時代的終結已經開始

俄羅斯外交部長謝爾蓋·拉夫羅夫週一表示，西方國家將美元作為針對地緣政治對手的“壓迫武器”，從而降低了美元作為全球儲備貨幣的地位。

Russia's top diplomat on Monday accused the West of driving the U.S. dollar to its “death” as a global reserve currency by wielding it as a “weapon of oppression” against geopolitical adversaries.

俄羅斯最高外交官週一指責西方將美元作為對抗地緣政治對手的“壓迫武器”，從而導緻美元作為全球儲備貨幣的“死亡”。

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian following their meeting in Moscow on January 16, 2023.

俄羅斯外交部長謝爾蓋·拉夫羅夫於 2023 年 1 月 16 日在莫斯科與伊朗外長侯賽因·阿米爾·阿卜杜拉希安會面後舉行的聯合新聞發布會上發表講話。

“The dollar, which for decades has been advertised to us as the common property of all mankind, has been turned into a weapon of oppression and punishment of geopolitical competitors and simply disobedient ones,” Tass quoted Lavrov as saying at a meeting with young diplomats on Monday.

塔斯社引述拉夫羅夫在與年輕外交官會面時的話說：「幾十年來，美元一直被宣傳為全人類的共同財產，但它已經變成了壓迫和懲罰地緣政治競爭對手和不聽話者的武器。

“In doing so, they have essentially written a death warrant for the dollar as a global reserve currency and a means of international settlement.”

“這樣做，他們實質上為美元作為全球儲備貨幣和國際結算手段下了一張死刑令。”

The Russian official went on to say that the U.S. and its allies are now dismantling the very globalization system that they once promoted.

這位俄羅斯官員接著表示，美國及其盟國現在正在瓦解他們曾經推動的全球化體系。

“The collective West, led by the United States, having lost the ability to influence the world through the institutions they control, and realizing that they are losing the competition in the economy, technology, and other spheres of peaceful development, have decided to dismantle the globalization system,” Lavrov said.

「以美國為首的集體西方已經失去了透過其控制的機構影響世界的能力，並意識到他們正在失去經濟、技術和其他和平發展領域的競爭，因此決定廢除全球化體系，」拉夫羅夫說。

“They are doing this clumsily, aggressively, and to the detriment of themselves and others.”

“他們的做法笨拙、咄咄逼人，損害了自己和他人的利益。”

Lavrov also highlighted BRICS' increasing reliance on national currencies.

拉夫羅夫也強調金磚國家對本國貨幣的依賴日益增加。

“Everybody wants to create alternative payment mechanisms, interbank settlements with the use of national currencies,” Lavrov explained, regarding BRICS members' plans for resilient payment systems independent of the dollar during Russia's presidency of the bloc.

「每個人都希望創建替代支付機制，使用本國貨幣進行銀行間結算，」拉夫羅夫解釋說，在俄羅斯擔任金磚國家主席國期間，金磚國家成員計劃建立獨立於美元的彈性支付系統。

“We are advancing these plans step by step.”

“我們正在逐步推進這些計劃。”

Russian Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin also emphasized BRICS' economic influence, saying that BRICS countries are continuously dominating the global economic growth and are already leaders in the world economy.

俄羅斯副參謀長奧列甚金也強調了金磚國家的經濟影響力，表示金磚國家持續主導全球經濟成長，已經成為世界經濟的領導者。

Oreshkin attributed this dominance to various factors, highlighting rapid growth in South Asia and Africa, including Nigeria and Ethiopia, among others.

奧列甚金將這種主導地位歸因於多種因素，強調了南亞和非洲的快速成長，包括奈及利亞和衣索比亞等。

Lavrov noted that BRICS will continue expanding, with many countries expressing interest in membership due to the bloc's growing influence on the global stage.

拉夫羅夫指出，金磚國家將繼續擴大，由於金磚國家在全球舞台上的影響力日益增強，許多國家都表達了對加入金磚國家的興趣。

“People in countries of the global East vote primarily for politicians proclaiming their plans to establish closer relations with BRICS one way or another,” Lavrov said, regarding the interest in joining the bloc.

在談到加入金磚國家的興趣時，拉夫羅夫表示：“全球東方國家的人民主要投票支持那些宣布計劃以某種方式與金磚國家建立更密切關係的政客。”

“We expect that these talks will continue in 2025.”

“我們預計這些談判將在 2025 年繼續進行。”

He also clarified that while new countries may soon join as partners, certain high-level meetings will be limited to full members.

他還澄清說，雖然新國家可能很快就會作為合作夥伴加入，但某些高級別會議將僅限於正式成員參加。