Regardless of darkish occasions, Russian financial discussion board shines
ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO, Related Press
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1of32Members are mirrored within the ceiling as they enter a corridor on the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less2of32Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less3of324of32Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Margarita Simonyan, the pinnacle of the Russian tv channel RT, middle, and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attend a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less5of32The First Vice-Chairman of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Funding Mohammad Younus Momand waits to hear Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less6of327of32A participant appears to be like at his smartphone ready for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less8of32A participant yawns ready for Russian President Vladimir Putin speech at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less9of3210of32Russian fuel monopoly Gazprom head, Alexei Miller gestures whereas talking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops. (Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS Host Photograph Company Pool by way of AP)Stanislav Krasilnikov/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less11of32The top of Russian Central Financial institution Elvira Nabiulina, middle, Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, proper, and Russian Financial Improvement Minister Maxim Oreshkin attend a session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less12of3213of32Members watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s addressing a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less14of32Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov, middle, exams a therapeutic massage chair on the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less15of3216of32Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov smiles talking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops. (Vyacheslav Prokofiev/TASS Host Photograph Company Pool by way of AP)Vyacheslav Prokofiev/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less17of32Governor of the Tula Area Alexei Dyumin, left, and Denis Pushilin, the chief of the Donetsk Folks’s Republic shake palms after signing an settlement on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less18of3219of32Members take selfies as Dunyasha, anthropomorphic feminine cashier robotic serves shoppers on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less20of32Russian International Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops. (Alexander Demyanchuk/TASS Host Photograph Company Pool by way of AP)Alexander Demyanchuk/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less21of3222of32An assistant makes up Vitaly Mutko, the chief government officer of Dom.RF, a state-owned firm concerned within the mortgage and realty market making ready him for an interview on the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less23of32Ekaterina Gordon, Russian TV and radio presenter, singer, and public determine gestures whereas talking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops. (Alexander Ryumin/TASS Host Photograph Company Pool by way of AP)Present ExtraPresent Much less24of3225of32A participant takes a selfie as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022, with the phrases studying “25 years collectively”. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less26of32Russian President Vladimir Putin, middle, Margarita Simonyan, the pinnacle of the Russian tv channel RT, left, and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attend a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops. (Sergei Bobylev/ Pool by way of AP)Sergei Bobylev/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less27of3228of32Members work throughout a break on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less29of32Members and journalists collect in a corridor on the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Russia got here below a big selection of sanctions after sending troops into Ukraine in February. A whole bunch of overseas firms additionally suspended operations in Russia or pulled overseas fully.Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less30of3231of32A participant watches as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. Putin stated at Russia’s showpiece funding convention Friday that the nation’s financial system will overcome “reckless and insane” sanctions, whereas condemning america for performing like “God’s personal messengers on planet Earth.”Dmitri Lovetsky/APPresent ExtraPresent Much less32of32
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The brilliant colours and large video screens within the corridors of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board gave the showpiece gathering the air of an upscale Russian mall — besides that every thing was open.
Russia’s annual occasion to tout its funding alternatives this yr was shadowed by the strict worldwide sanctions imposed on the nation after the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine 4 months earlier, and by the in depth disapproval of overseas companies, which have suspended operations or pulled out fully, leaving Russian buying facilities pocked with darkish, shuttered shops.
Some audio system acknowledged that the nation suffered a robust financial blow. Others optimistically spun the info — inflation as soon as projected to be 17% this yr now could be projected to be 16%.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was, as anticipated, the star of the four-day present. Though the enormous video screens often caught his face in comical expressions, Putin’s well-known power and stamina had been on full show in Friday’s deal with to the plenary session and prolonged question-and-answer session.
He stated Russia’s preventing in Ukraine is absolutely justified; the sanctions are reckless and insane; and Russia’s dedication and inventiveness will revive the financial system.
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