Putin woos China and India investment to build sanctions resilience

Russia president highlights diversifying trade and calls for stronger capital market

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 7. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

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.

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