The war is an afterthought at the St. Petersburg forum, once a marquee event for Putin.
Briefly

The annual international economic forum opening in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday has long been the country's premier event for attracting Western investors, and, at first glance, the agenda this year seems to indicate that the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine changed little.Planned panel topics include Russia as a Global Tech Hub and The Arctic: Territory of Investment Opportunities and Vivid Travel, while the word war never appears even if euphemisms crop up repeatedly, such as the evolving circumstances or the military-political crisis in Europe.
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