The head of Russia's Sberbank said there were "exploratory contacts" with US partners.

according to CCTV News, on June 19th local time, Gref, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sberbank of Russia, stated that against the backdrop of easing relations between Russia and the United States, the bank is currently in talks with American partners, but it is currently only "exploratory contact". As for specific cooperation projects, "there are currently no plans". Gref also stated that the overall situation of the Russian banking industry is "good", and there are currently "no signs of any banking crisis", but he admitted that annual profits will decline.