Russian president Vladimir Putin has talked up Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine. Western officials and investors steered clear of this year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum that for decades has been Russia’s premier event for attracting foreign capital and is sometimes likened to the Davos World Economic Forum. The Kremlin also banned journalists from countries that Russia regards as “unfriendly” from covering the proceedings that began on Wednesday and continue until Saturday. Vladimir Putin claimed Russia is not isolated (Photo host Agency RIA Novosti via...