Vladimir Putin, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he will talk about the impact of anti-Russian sanctions on rising energy prices and the world food crisis. This was announced by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov on Monday, June 13.
“All these restrictions, sanctions, which are currently being imposed, are related to energy, food, etc. See how it affects prices. “We are seeing the consequences of the mistakes of many countries that manifested at the beginning of the food crisis,” he said. TASS.
“I’m sure the President will talk about it as well. The Kremlin spokesperson said, “Of course, his speech at the forum this year will be extremely important.”
Peskov marked 2022 as a “perfect systemic storm.” “The economy has become a hostage to politics, and politicians in many countries have made numerous mistakes during the coronavirus. The world is now paying the price for these mistakes.”
“The economic war launched against Russia has exacerbated the mistakes. Russia is too big a country to fight against it, so as not to haunt them as a boomerang, ”the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation emphasized.
Peskov added that the development of Russia, raising the standard of living of citizens are constant priorities for Putin. However, he did not comment on whether the President of the Russian Federation could make new decisions in the economy or in the social sphere. “Let’s wait for the performance,” said the spokesperson.
without talking to strangers
XXV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held from June 15-18, the plenary session with the participation of Putin will take place on June 17. This year’s theme of the forum is “New World – New Opportunities”. The event will also feature forums for SMEs, the creative business community, Pharmaceutical Safety, SPIEF Junior and SPIEF Sports Week.
As Peskov previously reported, the forum will not have a traditional meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with the leadership of foreign companies.
The Kremlin spokesman also said that Putin could hold a series of meetings with groups of entrepreneurs or businessmen. “We do not exclude some separate meetings with entrepreneurs or entrepreneur groups. And as a rule, there are many such meetings on the fringes of the forum, ”Putin said.
Putin traditionally uses the SPIEF platform to discuss their current problems and aspirations with foreign businessmen. As a rule, such meetings are closed to the press, not limited to the agenda, foreign company representatives can bring up any issue that interests them.