Missile attack on Kyiv is 'message to Africa'; Russia doesn't want Western companies back, Putin says in major speech | Ukraine latest
In pictures: Ukrainian serviceman fixes a Russian fighting vehicle
Speaking earlier at the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, the Russian president said Volodymyr Zelenskyy will soon be totally reliant on hardware supplied by the West. He needs to court Asia, Latin America, African markets and India. Those are the kind of people that we're seeing there.
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down six Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles and two reconnaissance drones. "These people have previously not been able to make it. Often because of the insistence of unfriendly foreign nations who simply don't want to allow Russian businessmen on their markets," he says.
He says employment policies are"very important" at the moment, and the country needs to give"citizens the chance to take part in all this and develop". He tells the international economic forum in St Petersburg that the country's public finances are generally balanced, but this was an area that needs increasing.
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