ST. PETERSBURG, September 25. /TASS/. Those working with Russia cannot be scared off and run away, President Vladimir Putin told reporters.

"I think everyone remember how the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was held, when Ukrainian authorities attempted to strike St. Petersburg, hit the so-called ‘coal harbor’ in the port, brought fire there. They wanted to scare off someone, us or our guests. People working with Russia will hardly be just scared off and run away somewhere. Nobody ran away anywhere. We held this forum to the very end," Putin said.