That is a quote from a Russian politician after tether froze their accounts. Not me, reuters.

I am pointing out that Tether seized Russian money, THEN came to the US to make deals. They are what you say. They bent the knee.

The US could weaponize the dollar too far making it less attractive. I have always seen the stealing of funds as a asymetric risk to dollar hegemony.

I see XXI as the future bitcoin backed "tether2.0" play to counter their cruise missile risk