ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated. Some participants at the glitzy St. Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia should fight on and gird for global confrontation with the West. Others highlighted the economic benefits to be reaped from ending a war that came almost to the forum’s doorstep when Ukrainian drones hit a St. Petersburg oil terminal and naval base on Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over parts of the city.

By Guy FaulconbridgeST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 2 (Reuters) - A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President…

An assortment of internet celebrities and Trump allies are expected in St Petersburg as the Russian leader attempts to put a gloss on his country’s stalled growth and military…

Russia hosts its premier investment forum in Saint Petersburg. The event includes prominent figures from the United States and Germany. This gathering occurs as Russia faces…

Volodymyr Zelensky brought the war to the dictator's birthplace setting ablaze a key oil port.

Volodymyr Zelensky brought the war to the dictator's birthplace setting ablaze a key oil port.

Black smoke rises over major fuel terminal as city hosts Vladimir Putin’s global economic summit.

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An oil export terminal was hit hours before the Russian president's annual economic forum got underway.

Ukrainian drones struck energy and military targets in St. Petersburg early Wednesday as the city hosted a major economic forum, according to Russian and...

A Ukrainian drone strike targeted energy facilities near St Petersburg hours before the forum began.

It's been dubbed Russia's answer to Davos: some 20,000 visitors from over 130 countries have travelled to St Petersburg for President Putin's flagship economic forum.

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir SoldatkinST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia's future as he hosted his premier…

ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated. Some…

Some say Russia will be at war for decades

Once billed as a rival to Davos, the forum now draws far-right influencers and conspiracy theorists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his fifth wartime economic conference in St. Petersburg, with the Russian economy stgnating and his government struggling for ways to…

Ukraine's audacious drone strike on St. Petersburg as the Russian city hosted a flagship international economic forum known as "Putin's Davos" sent a clear signal to global…

The Russian president will primarily focus on economic issues both at home and abroad

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the four-year-long war in an open letter posted as the Russian leader attends the St.…

Russia's Vladimir Putin will address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen…