Is Venezuela’s “Petro” Digital Currency a Russian-Backed Move Against the US?

Time has discovered evidence to suggest that the Venezuelan oil-backed digital currency, “El Petro”, was helped into existence by Russian officials, bankers, and businessmen. It’s believed that Russia wants to use the currency as an experiment in dodging US sanctions placed against the Eastern power.
Digital Currency Cannot be Controlled Like Traditional Cash Can
The Russian involvement in the setting up of the Petro has been largely kept a secret until the Time exposé w