Amid war, Putin looks east at investment forum
Voice of America
A visitor takes pictures of an exhibition stand at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2024.
Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St. Petersburg, which was founded by the czars as a window to Europe.
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