Russia's isolation from the global economy causes poor turnout at Putin's economic forum
Vladimir Putin's signature economic forum this year saw poor turnout — another sign that Russia's war on Ukraine is isolating it from the global economy.
Though Russia's annual event in St. Petersburg has previously drawn in big names, such as French President Emmanuel Macron and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the event failed to draw such figures on Wednesday. Politicians from the West were largely absent, and even countries that were once neighbors of the Soviet Union were a no-show,Most in attendance were lower-level politicians from the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia – areas that Russia has become closer to economically as Western sanctions cut it off from traditional avenues of trade.
The most notable attendees were officials from China, including Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Moscow, and Zhou Liqun, the chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia. Russia has significantly ramped up its trade relations to China over the past year, with officials vowing toBut experts have warned that the moat between Russia and Western world could be
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