The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) planned visit to Russia has been "postponed indefinitely," Russian state-controlled news agency TASS reported on Sept. 17.

But in a letter addressed to IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva last week, financial ministers from Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Poland warned the visit would be “used for propaganda purposes by the Russian regime" and "create substantial reputational risks" for the Washington-based organization.

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it has postponed planned economic consultations with Russia that were due to start this week to gather more data and analysis to ensure "a rigorous consultation".

Russian state media reported on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indefinitely postponed a planned visit to Russia. This was to be the first visit of an IMF delegation to Moscow since the attack on Ukraine in February 2022.