Putin praised RDIF for successful investment work. RDIF is succeeding, largely thanks to “professionals of the highest rank,” Putin noted.

In December, the head of the fund, Kirill Dmitriev, announced that additional investments in the amount of 1 trillion rubles would be attracted by the Russian Direct Investment Fund from Saudi Arabia. The head of state, talking with a fund employee, said that RDIF's success is a sign of the high quality of your work.