Pavel K. Baev
The agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland on January 19–23, is extensive. The absence of official Russian participants appears politically motivated. Russia has little to contribute to discussions, even on matters where it used to be among the world leaders, such as space exploration.
Russia only launched 17 space rockets in 2025 (the plan was 20), while the People’s Republic of China (PRC) increased its space program to 91 launches, and the United States had 181 (RIA Novosti, January 12; Holod Media, January 13). Russia seems unlikely to regain prominence in Davos going forward. Even if Russian President Vladimir Putin’s successor eventually represents the Kremlin at the WEF, it is improbable that they would attract as much interest as Putin did in 2000.
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