Russia joined a group of countries in the AIIB Board of Directors for voices distribution

The same was made by several other countries.
According to Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukaev, appointed as a Governor from Russia in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), some of the states have not completed domestic procedures of joining the AIIB, so the group which includes Russia is in the process of establishment. Kazakhstan, Iran and Tajikistan expressed their intention to join this group. As Alexey Ulyukaev emphasized, “this group will consolidate the second largest package, about 13%, that will allow the group to influence management decisions since the basic decision is made according to the amount of shares controlled.”
It is expected that the AIIB will begin to consider first applications in the second quarter of 2016. According to Alexey Ulyukaev, priority projects for Russia to apply for the AIIB financing will include infrastructure projects, e.g. highway and railway construction, and energy facilities of the Russian Far East and Siberia.
Press-release at the official web-site of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation