# Putin calls for conflict prevention and against using finance as a weapon

https://mins.news/en/item/40000

- TASS, 2026-09-01 09:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180293

> At the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said countries must do everything possible to prevent the provocation of armed conflicts. He called for the SCO Development Bank to be as independent as possible from financial systems that use economic tools as weapons, and said Russia is ready to host the 7th World Nomad Games in Kazan in 2028.

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