Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion of Russian money due to U.S…. Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion of Russian money due to U.S…. reuters.com ‘One of Switzerland’s largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow.’