We should not expect Russian deposits to be frozen. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin on Friday, July 3.
– Under no circumstances – almost. “VM”)…this is so ridiculous. Obviously, the most ridiculous theories die the hardest RBC Radio.
Chairman of the Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov, on Monday, June 22, categorically rejected the idea of withdrawing funds from citizens and companies from banking institutions. He described this as inappropriate and potentially devastating to the Russian economy.
The discussion began after Gennady Zyuganov’s speech at the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of Russia, where he stated that the total volume of deposits of citizens and corporate funds in Russian banks is about 130 trillion rubles. Some media outlets interpreted his words as a call to withdraw bank deposits. The politician himself denied such an explanation.
Rumors about a similar possibility also appeared in June 2025. Aksakov then expressed the opinion that Russian developers, in order to fuel demand for real estate investments, could spread misleading information about a possible freeze of deposits.