美元的新命运：拉夫罗夫声称一个时代的终结已经开始

俄罗斯外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫周一表示，西方国家将美元作为针对地缘政治对手的“压迫武器”，从而降低了美元作为全球储备货币的地位。

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.

俄罗斯最高外交官周一指责西方将美元作为对抗地缘政治对手的“压迫武器”，从而导致美元作为全球储备货币的“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.

俄罗斯外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫于 2023 年 1 月 16 日在莫斯科与伊朗外长侯赛因·阿米尔·阿卜杜拉希安会面后举行的联合新闻发布会上发表讲话。

“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.

塔斯社援引拉夫罗夫在与年轻外交官会面时的话说：“几十年来，美元一直被宣传为全人类的共同财产，但它已经变成了压迫和惩罚地缘政治竞争对手和不听话者的武器。”周一。

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

“这样做，他们实质上为美元作为全球储备货币和国际结算手段下了一张死刑令。”

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.

这位俄罗斯官员接着表示，美国及其盟国现在正在瓦解他们曾经推动的全球化体系。

“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.

“以美国为首的集体西方已经失去了通过其控制的机构影响世界的能力，并意识到他们正在失去经济、技术和其他和平发展领域的竞争，因此决定废除全球化体系，”拉夫罗夫说。

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

“他们的做法笨拙、咄咄逼人，损害了自己和他人的利益。”

Lavrov also highlighted BRICS' increasing reliance on national currencies.

拉夫罗夫还强调金砖国家对本国货币的依赖日益增加。

“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.

“每个人都希望创建替代支付机制，使用本国货币进行银行间结算，”拉夫罗夫解释说，在俄罗斯担任金砖国家主席国期间，金砖国家成员计划建立独立于美元的弹性支付系统。

“We are advancing these plans step by step.”

“我们正在逐步推进这些计划。”

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.

俄罗斯副参谋长奥列什金也强调了金砖国家的经济影响力，表示金砖国家正在持续主导全球经济增长，已经成为世界经济的领军者。

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

奥列什金将这种主导地位归因于多种因素，强调了南亚和非洲的快速增长，包括尼日利亚和埃塞俄比亚等。

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.

拉夫罗夫指出，金砖国家将继续扩大，由于金砖国家在全球舞台上的影响力日益增强，许多国家都表达了加入金砖国家的兴趣。

“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.

在谈到加入金砖国家的兴趣时，拉夫罗夫表示：“全球东方国家的人民主要投票支持那些宣布计划以某种方式与金砖国家建立更密切关系的政客。”

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

“我们预计这些谈判将在 2025 年继续进行。”

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

他还澄清说，虽然新国家可能很快就会作为合作伙伴加入，但某些高级别会议将仅限于正式成员参加。