Russia would base her trade on sound money, like the gold and silver, that they have been storing up. They don't want to base it on the US/Europe banking systems that are constantly inflating the money by stealing it in forms of banking trade.

This shocks the systems of the West... that somebody would want to eliminate their foul trading actions. So, yes. They fear Russia because it's working for Russia and the world. Even average people of the West are seeing how corrupt the Western banking systems are.