Russia’s finances continue to deteriorate.
Since they are targeting "unfriendly countries", it sounds like they are trying to write off debt to those countries by paying them now in an effort to force those countries to fund their bad decisions as the value of the ruble continues to decline.
The problem is that is not how the international financial markets work. If it was, a country could pay off their debt in their own currency, then print/issue the same amount in new currency to offset it.
There is a reason why most countries trade internationally based on USD as it has traditionally been the most stable and reliable currency in the world for a long time.
International banks will likely refuse to accept rubles which will (as the tweet stated) result in Russia defaulting on their debts. That will sink their credit rating which will impact them for years no matter what happens with the war.
