Well bravo. Raises a few questions I think.

Will Putin's btc team signup on bitcointalk?
Will this mean that btc as a whole will get tagged as 'backed by russia'?
The Trump-Russia link that's been speculated - does this prove it or is this just some variant causality at work?
What about countries that don't want btc? I know some of them still mark all kinds of crypto as illegal
Does that mean oil will now be tagged to BTC like 0.0004 BTC to the Barrel to generate more revenue as the coin goes up?

The US new president Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on imports from BRICS countries if they start creating and trading separate currencies as per their resolutions. Among the economically powerful countries, the remaining 7 countries, except for Russia and China, are mostly underdeveloped or developing and cannot afford to face the US threat.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/30/politics/trump-brics-currency-tariff/index.html

For some reason, the success and recognition \ use of bitcoin at the country level seems like "Satoshi's blessing" for bitcoin at the level of ordinary users. The interest of entire countries in bitcoin as a way to bypass sanctions and make cross-border payments between countries means only one thing: if bitcoin is used at such a high level, then at a lower level (ordinary citizens) bitcoin will not be allowed to be used. This will inevitably lead to bans and criminal prosecution for using bitcoin by ordinary citizens. The use of bitcoin in foreign trade will undoubtedly lead to an increase in cost, but also, in the long term, will lead to a decrease in the "freedom" of bitcoin as a means of p2p payments. In a country in which, for centuries, there is a "good old" tradition of 1st taking everything from private property, and then "evenly" distributing it among the top bosses, one can hardly expect a different fate for bitcoin. Outside this country, the use of bitcoin in foreign trade will be a positive factor, but inside it will be negative.

If I'm reading correctly it seems like their partner countries are cautious because they don't want to get hit by US sanctions if they process Russia-related transactions. If this is true, I guess they believe that using Bitcoin will obfuscate some of their transactions (we're talking about Russian business btw, at least according to the article) and allow them to convert it to fiat or other currency more easily compared to using BRICS fiat money.

Smart move from a businessman in action.
That's why we are talking about BTC being used in such a way in the first place 

I am not sure if this news is true! But if it is true, then it's a big news! Oil rich countries like Russia using Bitcoin for foreign trade, is a huge thing. The benefits are enormous and many countries are going to be benefitted out of it. Most importantly, it will further devalue USD by allowing the countries to ditch the usual USD route and trade freely without the fear of any sanctions from US. It's lovely to hear!

The world needs balance and Bitcoin can surely bring in that balance by not allowing one big country to dominate others. The balance of financial power is needed in today's world. Is that one big country did not invite Ukraine to join NATO, the Russia-Ukraine war did not happen!

I don't think Putin's team will sign up on Bitcointalk because they don't need it. If they create an exchange or something similar, they might create an ANN thread but I highly doubt that, we don't live in 2016 anymore.

Russia will never back Bitcoin as a whole because Bitcoin is global and decentralized. Most Bitcoin pools are American and Chinese pools and if Russia tries to be dominant in Bitcoin, then keep in mind that other countries will fight for domination

No, the US Dollar is still the dominant currency and Bitcoin's value is calculated in USD.

The US can also easily track Bitcoin transactions and threaten countries with 100% tariffs, so this can't be the deal in this situation but they do it anyway, why? Wouldn't Monero be a better choice?

They made this announcement some time ago and now did they make the transaction or what? I mean what they have bought and from whom is that clear or hidden? I know there is no need for them to publicize such deals and make their addresses public to everyone but I am still wondering if they even made any deals with BTC yet or what just a news?

Speaking of the finance minister, he said we will be using the BTC we mined to make deals and on the other hand they are restricting regions in Russia to mine BTC! Maybe to regulate mining in specific zones alone but is'nt this hurt the meaning of mining BTC like they will mine for their own benefit but some dude in a restricted zone can't mine it! Although this is a good deal because the adoption of BTC is all investors and traders want.

As enemy is not to be underestimated, I must admit that Russia has pretty good economists and a decent finance system. They bounce back over and over again quite well after sanctions. It's unfortunate that they've turned to Bitcoin to counter Western sanctions, but it's not surprising. That's the downside of freedom and decentralization: all sorts of entities can use Bitcoin for all sorts of purposes. However, as they're using BTC mined in Russia for such trade, I suppose it might be possible to set up restrictions targeting BTC originating from mining pools in Russia.