Valentina Matvienko has addressed a major forum of female leaders in St. Petersburg

Female leaders representing BRICS member states gathered for the first-ever BRICS Women's Forum in St. Petersburg on Friday. The event was part of the three-day Eurasian Women's Forum 2024 (EAWF) that took place in Russia's former imperial capital this week.

Senator Valentina Matvienko, the head of the Russi