russia's regions joined the event to compete for investment from big international players ranging from pepsi co to boeing two thousand and six became crucial to the forum dinner putin's visit significantly raised the profile of the band and the year later it was no longer just this sea resort hosting an investment forum sochi won the bid for the two thousand and fourteen winter. backs the region so an investment boost which even the economic downturn could not dampen by two thousand and ten the number of deals signed at the sochi forum was measured in the hundreds and their value in billions of u.s. dollars therefore it is not only about striking deals though it's also place to discuss problems in the russian economy. russian business and u.t. miller he was a guest here in the studio a couple of months ago he for one is supporting many start up projects in the united states in the silicon valley and i think you are you are aware of his business but. he has many others is reluctant to to invest money into russian projects and the projects here in this country why what's so wrong with the russian