"The Russian president is expected to attend a series of quite important meetings after the sitting of the Economic Council Presidium. The president will meet with the first vice-president of the Cuban Council of State, Miguel Diaz-Canel, who is here," Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Apart from seeing the high-ranking Cuban official, Putin will also continue negotiations with French business executives and members of the Franco-Russian Economic, Financial, Industrial and Trade Council.
"There will be talks with entrepreneurs and executives of big companies that work in Russia and intend to keep or even expand their presence in the Russian market in the face of negative trends in trade and economic cooperation," the spokesman added.
EU-Russian relations have been in a constant state of strain since 2014 when Europe accused Moscow of aggression in Ukraine and imposed several rounds of economic sanctions. Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations.
