Russia’s Putin denounces financial ‘neo-colonialism’ on eve of China visit | Vladimir Putin News

Russian leader calls for reform of World Bank, International Monetary Fund ahead of talks with China’s Xi Jinping.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced “discriminatory” Western sanctions abetted by an unfair financial system as his country’s economy teeters on the brink of recession, wounded by trade restrictions and the cost of his war in Ukraine.

Putin made the comments in an interview with China’s official Xinhua news agency published…