Putin's Economic Boast and Controversial Remarks at St. Petersburg Forum

Despite heavy international sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin touted the country's economic prospects at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The event saw a marked majority of speakers hailing from Russia, with Western officials and investors steering clear. Putin also defended Russia's sending troops into Ukraine and repeated his claims that the Ukrainian government is a neo-Nazi regime, despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Jewish roots, calling him a "shame to the Jewish people."