Russia’s flagship economic forum in St Petersburg has named former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt as a participant at this year’s event in a draft programme that is disputed by many of the supposed attendees.
Several people listed on the document, dated Tuesday and seen by the Financial Times, said they did not plan to attend, an indication the Kremlin’s brand remains toxic after the Ukraine invasion despite its desire to revive ties with global business leaders.
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