Russia Remains Open to Foreign Investment Amid US Proposals on Economic Reintegration

Russia has been and remains open to foreign investment, Dmitry Peskov said, according to an RBC correspondent. Commenting on a WSJ report about US proposals to bring Russia back into the global economy, he noted that the Kremlin does not engage in "megaphone discussions” of any plans.

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"We are interested in the inflow of foreign investment. As for plans, we do not engage in megaphone discussions of any plans or projects,”

he said.

The presidential spokesman added that some investors have left Russia, but their place "was immediately taken” by others.

Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing two sources, that the United States had presented European countries with proposals aimed at returning Russia to the global economy and restoring Russian energy supplies to Western Europe as part of efforts to settle the conflict in Ukraine. According to the newspaper, European officials who reviewed the documents responded skeptically and said they were unsure whether to take some of Washington's proposals seriously.

In early December, President Vladimir Putin told India Today that American companies, after leaving Russia, had sent letters to Moscow asking not to be forgotten. According to him, these companies want to invest in Russia again and resume cooperation but are waiting for the conflict in Ukraine to end.

Putin made a similar statement in September. He added that Russia remains open — anyone who wants to return may do so "based on current conditions.”