Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the impact that anti-Russian sanctions have had on energy prices and the global food crisis, announced Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Putin will speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) of June 17. The 25th session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) opens June 15 and ends on June 18.
Peskov’s announcement appeared today as part of an interview with TASS. He stated: “We are seeing how all these restrictions and sanctions imposed [against Russia] are fueling up prices in the energy, food, and other sectors. We can see that the mistakes made by many countries are starting to manifest themselves in the evolving food crisis.”
