SPIEF Snippets
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🔹Kremlin reveals key themes of Putin’s SPIEF 2026 address
Russian President Vladimir Putin is finalizing preparations for his keynote address for SPIEF 2026, with economic issues expected to dominate the agenda, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
💬”The main part of the speech will be devoted to the economy, economic issues and economic problems, both in our country and at the international level,” Peskov told reporters.
At the same time, he noted that economics and politics are increasingly intertwined in today’s world, meaning major political developments will also be addressed.
Putin is also preparing for a series of meetings and events on the sidelines of the forum, which runs in St. Petersburg from June 3 to 6.
🔹This BBC Journalist will not be greeting Maria Zakharova
🚨 Russia’s Zakharova shames BBC who sent Steve Rosenberg to the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg but failed to cover Starobelsk, where a Ukrainian drone strike killed 21 people pic.twitter.com/ZuA5ReNCvR
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) June 3, 2026
🔹Well, Maria tracked him down and gave him a public dressing down.
🔹I don’t know if I like this:
But like it, or not like it – its the way of the future:
🚨🇨🇳 World’s first end-to-end robotic hotel launching in China
The hotel will use robots for all seven key operations – check-in, luggage, room service, food & beverage delivery, cleaning, security, and guest escort.
🔸 The robots run as one unified team on a single platform… pic.twitter.com/bAsHGAw8sI
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) June 3, 2026