Russia supports expanding the types of currencies and payment methods for international settlements, according to Odaily Planet Daily. Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of the Central Bank of Russia, said last week that the bank would support the acceleration of a bill to support the use of cryptocurrencies for international payments. However, Nabiullina stressed that these payments should be introduced into an experimental sandbox-style legal system. The institution has been opposed to the circulation and use of cryptocurrencies for national payments because these assets are not controlled by national regulators. However, the country's central bank is open to their use for foreign settlements. In contrast, the use of national digital assets, also known as CBDCs, for payments has been explored without any exploratory sandbox.