Russian sovereign wealth fund
A Russian state-owned sovereign wealth fund established in 2008 to manage surplus revenues from oil and gas exports. It is split into two parts: the National Wealth Fund, overseen by the Ministry of Finance, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which makes equity investments in the Russian economy. RDIF has been involved in major infrastructure and technology deals and has pursued partnerships with foreign investors, including in countries facing Western sanctions.
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Putin's envoy and Germany's AfD preparing meeting on resuming Russian gas supplies
Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin's chief economic envoy and head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and the leadership of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have begun preparations for a meeting as early as March next year to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies to Germany, contingent on a Russia–Ukraine peace framework. Organizers had hoped US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would attend, but a US official told Reuters they were neither informed nor invited.