President Vladimir Putin's two alleged daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, made rare public appearances at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. While Putin has never publicly confirmed their identity as his daughters, they have been widely linked to him through media reports. Tikhonova, a technology executive, spoke on a panel about the role of the defense sector in boosting Russia's technological sovereignty. Vorontsova, a biology researcher, spoke on a panel about innovation in biodiversity. This marks the first time both women have been part of the official program at the forum [1abe4879].
During his speech at the St Petersburg Economic Forum, President Putin addressed key issues such as Ukraine's legitimacy, nuclear doctrine, arms supplies, global leadership, foreign trade, and the financial sector. He emphasized the importance of peace talks with Ukraine and criticized the economic policies of the United States. Putin also advocated for increased use of national currencies in trade. He questioned the legitimacy of Ukraine's executive authorities and highlighted the weakening foundation of the US economy. Putin spoke about the significance of the Arctic region for Russia's future economic prospects and criticized the US for its current account trade deficit and its consumption of resources from other countries. He affirmed that Russia is not in a position to be colonialist due to its non-monopolistic position in the global financial system. Venezuelan Vice President Jose Felix Rivas Alvarado highlighted that multipolarity was the focus of Putin's speech at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Rivas Alvarado stated that Putin emphasized the need to look beyond the West and recognize the existence of the East in order to understand the multipolar world order [6e26ca4a] [6fb82329] [59e06525].
Pavlina R. Tcherneva has been appointed as the new president of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, succeeding Dimitri B. Papadimitriou. Tcherneva, a professor of economics at Bard College, has been a scholar at the institute since 2007 and specializes in modern money and public policy. Papadimitriou will remain at the institute as president emeritus and senior scholar. The Levy Institute, founded in 1986, has contributed to heterodox economics and has a research program on income and wealth distribution. Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York [7d24755d] [1e703d56].