Russian Central Bank Chief Disappears from Public Eye, Sparks Conspiracy Theories

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged journalists not to fuel speculation over the recent absence of Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina from public view. According to Interfax, Peskov declined to discuss Nabiullina's health in detail and instead wished her a speedy recovery. "People sometimes get sick. There is nothing unusual about that,” the Kremlin spokesman said, without specifying when the head of the Bank of Russia might return to her duties in public.