As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, President Vladimir Putin is hosting the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, aimed at attracting global business leaders and investors. While the European Union and the UK are boycotting the event over the war, Washington has sent a delegation led by the chair of President Trump’s Commission on Fine Arts.
00:00 Putin hosts economic forum as Ukraine war rages
00:36 St. Petersburg is the Russian equivalent to the WEF in Davos
01:12 Right-wing US media personality criticizes US support for Ukraine
01:40 Ukraine attacks the city with drones
02:08 Craig Kennedy, Kyiv School of Economics and a former Vice Chairman at Bank of America
02:23 Large western companies are absent from the forum this year
03:10 What does the war in Ukraine do to Russia’s economy?
04:45 Russian prosperity has, for a long time, been dependent on Europe
05:22 Russia needs western technology
06:30 Empire rebuilding turns out to be too expensive for Russia to manage
07:20 Why Russia has few options left
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