ALBAWABA — Russia's top bank Sberbank Rossii on Thursday said its net profit dropped 78.3 percent in 2022 as hard-hitting Western sanctions choked the country's financial sector after the invasion of Ukraine. "2022 has been an extremely difficult year for the Russian economy and the Russian banking sector," German Gref, Sberbank chief executive officer, said. "Our business model passed another strength test," Gref added, noting that the bank would now ...