What made Putin sell 22,000 kg gold from Russia this year?

Russia’s central bank has sold 21.8 tonnes or 22,000 kilograms of gold so far in 2026 to help fund the country’s widening budget deficit, which had reached $61.2 billion by the end of March, a Kitco report said, citing Russian and Ukrainian news.

from Economic Times https://ift.tt/yZKjWeb