The World Economic Forum said Sunday that sanctioned Russian businessmen may attend January’s Davos event, after Moscow threatened to boycott the annual gathering of the business and political elite. The decision fends off a dispute that risked overshadowing the event that attracts a who’s who from governments, finance ministries and businesses around the world. Last year’s conference included President Trump and a large U.S. delegation. The summit is supposed to be a largely nonpolitical gathering at which topics related...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 16, 2018 15:11 UTC