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Russia’s $12.2bn money flow mystery: Where are the missing billions?

Stanisław Kaleta
 08.09.2026, 13:40
The previous record was $8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2009. Photo: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images
The previous record was $8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2009. Photo: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images

The staggering amount has renewed speculation that wealthy Russians are moving assets abroad.