MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russia has never rejected the dollar but its use was denied for the country, President Vladimir Putin said at the 15th VTB Russia Calling! Investment Forum.

“We have never rejected the dollar. Have we rejected it actually? We were denied of its use but the denial, as our saying goes – they got what they fought for. They ended up with problems of the dollar itself,” Putin said.

Now it is time to think what to do next, the Russian leader said. “All that originates from overconfidence, from false pride, including the economic sphere. This is unacceptable. The need is to understand processes taking place globally and build up the policy on the basis of this understanding, including at the international level,” the president added.