Putin hopes the Middle East conflict will end in a few weeks.

According to a report by the Russian news agency TASS on the 26th, Alexander Shokhin, Chairman of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, revealed that Russian President Putin stated during a meeting with business leaders that day that he hopes the conflict in the Middle East will end in the coming weeks. Putin clearly stated that the conflict in the Middle East has brought Russia, as a major energy exporting country, excessive profits, but this situation will not last long. The Russian Ministry of Finance and related companies should not expect long-term "windfall profits".