Moscow, Russia. 26th May, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin, listens to the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs president Alexander Shokhin, deliver his report during a face-to-face meeting at the Kremlin, May 26, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Russian Government/Alamy Live News

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