Even if this news is true, I would expect further pressure on crypto later on. Russian gov is too tyrannical and corrupt to let such thing as crypto exist without choking it
Where do you read this?
Any government will behave terance compared with those who are struggling with it. That's what any government does.
I do not think that the implementation of this idea will be a problem, but if bitcoin is allowed to be used as a means of payment, then you will be forced to open a Bank account, pass the CUS procedure, or pay through payment aggregators, which will oblige you to pass the CUS procedure. And then you tell me, what's the difference? No state will allow anonymous payments. Currently, anonymous payments in the amount of no more than 15,000 rubles (approximately $204) are allowed in Russia