Ukrainian central bank’s head to his Russian counterpart: “Read the biography of Walther Funk”

When asked during the interview about the message for the counterpart at Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Kyrylo Shevchenko said: “I recommend that she read the biography of Walther Funk.”

Walther Funk was the governor of Germany’s central bank during the World War II. He was tried at Nuremberg and dubbed “the Banker of Gold Teeth” for his role in ensuring the confiscated possessions of Holocaust victims, including their gold teeth, made their way back into the Nazi economy. Convicted as a war criminal, he died in 1957 after receiving a life sentence of imprisonment.

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