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A ‘rogues’ gallery’ of notorious figures at Russia’s biggest economic conference

Europe

Issued on: 04/06/2026 – 20:38

Russia-U.S. talks on economic and energy issues continue despite a pause in Ukraine peace negotiations, Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev told Reuters on Thursday, ‌adding he spoke to U.S. counterparts a day earlier. He spoke on the sidelines of the St Petersburg economic summit, where, as FRANCE 24’s international affairs commentator Douglas Herbert explains, a veritable ‘rogues’ gallery’ of notorious figures showed up in support of Putin’s policies.

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