and in commerce, i think that was done more by russia. it did affect some of our development, but the u.s. is carrying out their task of restraining russia, but they didn t have any critical effect. that s number one. number two, this has to do with the interest of american businesses. 200 people the biggest allegation of americans, an american allegation, the delegation was at the st. petersburg economic forum. some restrictions were entered to american countries. due to that american countries have lost out. they have given up the business into hands of competitors. we talked about what for. there is no practical reason, but there are losses.
interesting for a number of countries economically speaking. as for the concerns of militarization of americans about the arctic, they are completely unfounded. we are not doing anything that wasn t happening during the soviet union. we are establishing an infrastructure that was destroyed. we are doing that at the military level. and includes conservation. we are creating bases in order to save people in the sea if it comes to that, god for bid. and also to protect our environment. what i told our colleagues, i don t see concerns. i am firmly convinced we can and should cooperate. russia and the u.s. are one of eight members of the arctic
based on these practices we understand that this is done and has continued to be done. it s being done by people who are getting money from abroad there are some people getting money from abroad. let s continue. one question about the arctic. you said you talked about that for a long time. the u.s. has accused russia of militarizing that. we heard from secretary blinken. what did you talk about? we talked about that in-depth and detail. that s an important and interesting question. as for the arctic, the northern passage, it s extremely
should be cautious about it, but we are going to operate exclusively within the confines of russian law. give mr. reuben the microphone. we have heard that the american side has constantly had some rhetoric about political prisoners in russia. was that discussed with navalny, with biden. all of this started off with a crude remark by biden. what do you think? president biden spoke about human rights.
thank you. you said to a couple of my colleagues you wanted unbiased, fair questions. i have a fair question for you. it comes from my 9-year-old daughter who asked me before i left to come here, what is the big deal with the summit. it is a complicated answer for a 9-year-old. in your own words, mr. president, why is this relationship so complicated. also, she would like to know, and i would like to know, why are young people not allowed to protest in russia. yes, that s great that your 9-year-old daughter is interested in these questions. the answer is very simple. you need to look around yourself. you need to see how beautiful the world is.