Russia Needs Rules for Returning Western Companies, Putin Says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia needs a regulatory mechanism for Western companies that seek to return to the country so that Russian firms do not lose their
counterparts in Saudi Arabia.The first direct U.S.-Russian talks in three years were also accompanied by a flurry of Russian
a case-by-case basis if they seek to return to Russia.On Friday, Manturovsaid none of the departed Western companies with buyback options
have exercised them so far.Since the mass exodus of Western companies, Russia has slapped on mounting sale discounts and exit fees for