Sputnik brings you live coverage as Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the stage at the plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum.
"[The Russian President will also] visit the exhibition. There will also be a separate meeting with scientists. Typically, the president's comments are made public, but to ensure the effectiveness of the meetings, they will be held behind closed doors," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
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