Western Journalists Barred from Russia's 'Davos' by Kremlin

The Kremlin has announced that journalists from "unfriendly countries" will not be allowed to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is often seen as Russia's answer to the World Economic Forum in Davos. This marks the first time that Western journalists have been banned from the forum in such a blanket way. The move is seen as a further crackdown on media freedom in Russia, with the term "unfriendly countries" being used to describe those who have sanctioned Russia over the war in Ukraine.