ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - For a few days at least, profits seem to be trumping politics in Russia. On June 18, Kremlin officials proclaimed their success in wooing at least 24 chief executives to attend an economic conference here, some arrived despite objections of their home governments.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the ceremony of handing out the 2014 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 12, 2015.
