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Russia plans to develop a ruble payment system for natural gas purchases from Europe. What is Russia's goal in doing so? CGTN's "Global Watch" is joined by Professor Liu Baocheng, dean of the Center for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics. Prof. Liu said that, Russia wants to reduce dependence on SWIFT by demanding a ruble payment system, at the risk of being further isolated from the global market.