More devious minds might see the choice of a Briton and a journalist as a ploy to banish the negative publicity surrounding the enforced departure from Russia of the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford, writes Mary Dejevsky
Those attending what is called the ‘Valdai Discussion Club’ came to be seen as friendly to Putinspecialists invited to spend a few days listening and talking to Russian counterparts from different walks of life.
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