U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a telephone conversation with Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexei Stolyarov (Lexus), praised the head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina.

TASS reports that the pranksters contacted Jerome Powell on behalf of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

“The Russians managed to avoid the most severe consequences of the sanctions. We all know the head of the Central Bank of Russia, she handles all quite well. She is an uncommonly capable specialist, she is very knowledgeable and intelligent. She will do everything to ensure that the Russians avoid sanctions as much as possible,” the U.S. Federal Reserve chair said.