St. Petersburg Economic Forum Opens with U.S. Official and Western Attendees
Russia’s premier investment forum begins Wednesday with a serving U.S. official, right-wing influencer Candace Owens and a German retail billionaire among the attendees.
Al-MonitorThe St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, hours after a deadly drone and missile attack on Kyiv. Russia stated that the strike responded to a deadly attack on a dormitory in Russian-controlled Luhansk.
U.S. official is due to attend the event, along with a German retail billionaire. Russia’s premier investment forum is the fifth since Russian troops entered Ukraine in 2022. S.
Commission of Fine Arts, is scheduled to attend. He oversees President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom extension. S. right-wing influencer Candace Owens is also scheduled to attend. Internet personality Andrew Tate may attend as well.
The forum proceeds while Russia remains shunned by the West since the 2022 invasion. The war looms large even if Ukraine is not mentioned once in the official program.
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