Therefore, National Wealth Fund is responsible for supporting financially the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.
The National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation is a reserve fund controlled by the government. According to the Ministry of Finance, the fund had RUB 13,6 trillion, equal to 10.2 % of Russia’s gross domestic product initially projected for 2022.
The National Wealth Fund was used to cover budget deficits of the Russian federal budget during the war of aggression against Ukraine, and the Russian government is preparing to cover budget deficits in 2023 and 2024 with means from the National Wealth Fund.