international audience: While SPIEF agenda focuses on economic relations, Putin has not shied away from political issues there in the past, according to The Moscow Times. The main question in his audience mind will be whether Moscow will press ahead with its pressures on Kiev or whether it will shift to serious implementation of the Minsk accords for resolution of the Ukraine conflict. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 18-20, he has an important opportunity to connect with a major international audience and to promote a more positive relationship with the West. The Kremlin future direction on Ukraine will inevitably have either a positive or negative impact on economic ties with the West. Even more profoundly, this engagement should involve not only Russia but Ukraine and other post-Soviet states with their Western counterparts. Turning to a positive page will not only allow consideration of lifting Western-imposed sanctions and Russian counter-sanctions, but also could set the stage for renewed positive economic engagement.
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