The Russian International Affairs Council has been approved by the Russian Science Foundation as the operator for organizing and supporting international expertise

... cooperation among Russian educational and research institutions, promoting international academic and educational mobility, and promoting the results of Russian research abroad. By engaging the wider international scientific expert community with the RSF, Russia can ensure the most objective and independent expertise for projects possible, boost trust in the results of RSF competitions among the international scientific community, and enhance the RSF’s status as a world science foundation that facilitates international scientific and technical cooperation ...