(ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA) – The Russian economy is increasingly suffering the consequences of the war against Ukraine, and representatives of big business and financial circles are now openly discussing the need to end hostilities to restore economic growth. This is reported by Reuters on the eve of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, according to UNN. According to the agency, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will hold his fifth “wartime” economic forum in St. Petersburg against the backdrop of a deteriorating economic situation and the absence of a clear strategy for the country’s further development. The Russian economy, whose volume is…