They’re basically being forced to use Bitcoin to get around U.S. sanctions, and that’s part of why there’s growing demand for BTC.
I agree with this, even since the war between Russia and Ukraine started, Russia have already embraced bitcoins just to boycott the US sanctions on them. Russia suffered huge economic losses as a result of the sanctions by the United State so they have no other option than to neglect trading with the dollars and looked for an alternative means which is why they switched over to bitcoins so if the Central bank acknowledged it as the best performing asset, it is a welcome development for the country at large.