A delegation from the United States is attending Russia’s version of ‘Davos’ for the first time in eight years.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is often described as the Kremlin’s equivalent of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and runs from June 3–6.
Most major Western investors have steered clear of the event since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but this year an American delegation led by the head of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., will attend for the first time since 2018.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov announced their attendance on June 2 during a briefing ahead of the forum, Russian outlet Interfax reported….