Russian Direct Investment Fund
Russia's sovereign wealth fund, known as the National Wealth Fund (NWF, Фонд национального благосостояния), is a state reserve fund of the Russian Federation established in 2008 as part of the split of the Stabilisation Fund of Russia. Its assets are built up mainly from federal budget revenues from oil and gas and are used to cover budget deficits, support the pension system and finance infrastructure projects. The fund is managed by the Russian Ministry of Finance, with the Bank of Russia acting as the custodian of its assets.
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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.