Putin speaks at the XXII annual meeting of the Valdai Club. Live broadcast

On Thursday, October 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the XXII annual meeting of the Valdai Club. The Head of State will address the participants of the plenary session with a traditional speech, the central themes of which will be the formation of a new architecture of international relations, sovereignty and equal cooperation between different countries. Watch the live broadcast of the Russian leader's speech on the Izvestia website.

Vladimir Putin's speech at the meeting of the Valdai Club, beginning at 16:00

The broadcast of the speech will be available on the main page of the federal media holding Izvestia. The event is scheduled to start at 16:00 Moscow time. You can also watch it live on Russian media platforms such as Rutub and VKontakte.

The concept of the current meeting of the Valdai Club is "Polycentric World: instructions for use". On October 1, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov drew attention to the fact that the president was making conceptual speeches at Valdai, the essence of which was not subject to momentary conjuncture.

The XXII annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club is taking place from September 29 to October 2, 2025 in Sochi. The event is attended by 140 experts and analysts from 42 countries, including China, the United States, Algeria, Great Britain, Venezuela, Germany, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and others. The working languages of the forum are Russian and English.