October 08, 2024 07:35 GMT
RUSSIA: Putin Meets CIS Leaders, St. Petersburg Gas Forum Begins
RUSSIA
- Russia's Federation Council held the first public discussions on the budget plan for the next three years, Vedomosti report. The budget, which projects that revenues will grow to RUB 40.29trln in 2025 from RUB 36.1trln in 2024 and that' spending will increase to RUB 41.47trln from RUB 39.4trln, prioritises social obligations, defense and technological leadership, the finance minister said.
- “Ukraine must have a say in the future of Ukraine,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes. Without Ukraine, Harris says she wouldn’t meet Russian President Putin to negotiate a solution to the war.
- President Vladimir Putin meets CIS leaders in Moscow today, while the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum opens. CPI data for September is the key release of the week on Friday.
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