Putin Adviser Glazyev: Russia Will Switch to Other Currencies if US Implements Sanctions

``Russia can circumvent the economic sanctions being applied by the United States and Europe through the use of other currencies and the creation of its own payment system, Sergei Glazyev, an economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Tuesday, according to The Voice of Russia... The penalties would also mean that Russian businesses won't repay loans to U.S. banks, Glazyev said. "If the U.S. chooses to freeze our assets, then our equities and liabilities in dollars will also be frozen," he said. ''