The US is considering lifting sanctions on Russia's Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) -. Now the United States is considering lifting sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is run by Kirill Dmitriev and operates under Putin's supervision. The White House regards the fund as one of the Kremlin's main tools for international influence. According to sources familiar with the negotiations, Russian officials pushed for this step as part of broader discussions about the potential financial involvement in the supply of Russian diesel to the United States. The US called the fund the "Putin Fund".