The daughters of Russia’s president are speaking at a major business conference in an unprecedented public appearance together this week – a move seen as an indicator that Moscow’s elites are preparing for a world post-Putin.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) – a glitzy annual event in the Venice of the North billed as ‘Russia’s Davos’ – is believed to be the first major function both daughters have attended.
Putin, 71, is of course Russia’s most famous man, having…