Putin hosts economic forum as Ukraine war rages | DW News

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 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #russia #economy #petersburg #dwcurrentaffairs