The head of Sberbank German Gref requires an official apology from Kiev for the prosecution of Ukrainian " daughter " of Sberbank of the financing of terrorism.

in mid-April, Acting public Prosecutor of Ukraine Oleg Magnitskii said about the opening of criminal proceedings regarding 14 credit institutions, as well as among them Sberbank. First of security Service of Ukraine announced about the opening of criminal proceedings against a number of employees of an unnamed Russian Bank in connection with suspicions in support of the protests in the East of the country. The national Bank of Ukraine at the end of April, said on completion of unscheduled inspection of Ukrainian " daughter " of Sberbank, in which no violations were found.

" We could not defend political charges in the financing of terrorism, acting Prosecutor General expressed a Declaration, but the national Bank of Ukraine conducted a full audit of Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine and press releases, which confirm that we act strictly within the framework of the current law, " said Gref, speaking at the annual meeting of shareholders of Sberbank.

" I wrote this to the Prosecutor a letter of petition to ask for forgiveness, because his message causes reputational damage to Sberbank, and if he does not apologize for these unsubstantiated statements, we will have to protect its reputation, " added the Head of Sberbank.

sections: Politics