International relationsPutin woos China and India investment to build sanctions resilience
Russia president highlights diversifying trade and calls for stronger capital market
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 7. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is courting investments from China, India and other Global South countries at an annual forum once dubbed "the Russian Davos," in a bid to make the country more economically and technologically resilient against Western sanctions.