Overview
- Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the meeting with business representatives will be closed to the public.
- He said the discussion is frank with open questions and is more productive in a private setting.
- Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs head Alexander Shokhin indicated the session is planned for Wednesday evening, December 24.
- No agenda details or participant list have been released by the Kremlin.
- Putin holds such meetings regularly, including a May 26 session on Russian Entrepreneurship Day and his participation in the RSPP congress in March.