Kremlin claims that it has not received any signal from Western, Japanese, and Korean business circles planning to return to Russia after the first call between Russia and the US dollar

On February 16th, local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stated that after Russian President Putin and US President Trump spoke, the Kremlin has not received any specific signals from Western, South Korean, and Japanese business circles planning to return to Russia. On the same day, TASS reported that Pavel Liulin, Vice Chairman of the Russian Shopping Center Alliance, stated that negotiations for the return of Inditex’s brands (Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius) to Russia are underway privately.