Russia is absolutely not buying gold at the moment lol... the war has caused a budget deficit and Russia is using it's foreign currency reserves to cover it. Moreover, gold with rubles would have a negative effect on the rubles' price... something that russia is actively trying to avoid. Your analysis doesn't seem very sound I am afraid
You are wrong. Before expressing your opinion in a categorical manner, it is useful to check with some credible source of data so as not to look stupid. For example, according to the latest data from the
World Gold Council, in May the Central Bank of Turkey became the largest seller of gold (minus 63 tons), and the Central Bank of Russia can also be found in the list of buyers (plus 3 tons).