US Delegation Attends Russia’s ‘Davos’; Putin Aide Says Washington–Moscow Dialogue Intensifying
Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled to speak at the event on June 5, will not meet with any members of the American contingent.
TL;DR
- A US delegation is attending Russia's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) for the first time since 2018.
- SPIEF is considered Russia's version of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Most Western investors have avoided the event since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- The US delegation is led by Rodney Mims Cook Jr., head of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts.
- Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov announced the delegation's attendance.