RUSSIA BREAKS HISTORICAL BARRIER: Gold Reserves Overcome US$ 300 Billion and Reach 42% of the National Treasury – The Dedollarization in Maximum Acceleration

Igor Pereira · December 7, 2025

In a movement that solidifies the fragmentation of the global monetary system, recent data confirm that Russia's gold reserves have broken a monumental psychological and financial barrier. For the first time in the modern era, the value of gold held in the Moscow vaults exceeded the mark of $300 billion.

By Igor Pereira, Financial Market Analyst, Junior Member WallStreet NYSE

This is not just a passive accumulation of wealth; it is an aggressive and deliberate restructuring of the sovereign balance sheet of a superpower. The precious metal now represents 42% of all Russian national reserves, the highest percentage share recorded since 1995.

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For the institutional investor, reading this data goes far beyond the price of metal. What we are witnessing is the final execution of an economic defense strategy that began more than a decade ago and accelerated by Western sanctions. By raising the participation of gold to almost half of its reserves, Russia is effectively exchanging fiduciary assets (such as US Treasury bonds or Eurobonds, which carry political and counterparty risk) for a "zero risk" asset. Physical gold, maintained within national borders, cannot be frozen, sanctioned or devalued by decrees of foreign central banks. Moscow is signaling to the world that national security now depends on tangible assets, not on promises of paper payment.

This Russian landmark does not occur in a vacuum; it must be analyzed in conjunction with China's relentless purchase of gold. Together, these movements indicate a tactical coordination between BRICS powers to reduce US dollar dependence on commercial settlements and value reserves. When a nation of Russia's size withdraws such a quantity of supply from the global market and locks it in its vaults, this creates a structural floor for the price of gold (XAU/USD). Physical scarcity becomes a mathematical reality.

Conclusion: Gold as the Only Neutral Coin

The lesson for the market is clear: in a world where the financial system has been transformed into a weapon of war (weaponization of finance), gold resumes its throne as the only truly neutral and sovereign currency. Russia has proved that it is possible to shield an economy against the hegemony of the dollar by accumulating precious metals. For us private investors, the message is to follow the sovereign Smart Money. If central banks are allocating 42% of their gold reserves to ensure survival, portfolios that ignore metal are exposed to unnecessary risks in a scenario of monetary regime change.

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