Yes, we all know if a Russian citizen came with 5,000 rubles and asked a shop to sell him an ounce of gold, they would laugh at him and chase his out of the shop.Gold is the most valuable money in the world. Gold is finite. US dollar is infinite. Something infinite that can be printed from thin air has no value due to inflation.
Who is their right mind would selll an ounce of gold for 5,000 Rubles.
All that Russia is doing is stealing gold from their own banks.