Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part in a plenary session of the 19th session of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Moscow region.
Vladimir Putin has traditionally met with members of Valdai since the club was founded in 2004. The first conference was held in Veliky Novgorod near Lake Valdai, which gave the event its name although the club meetings have been held in Sochi since 2014. The exception was 2020, when, because of the pandemic, the conference was held in Moscow, and the head of state participated via video link.
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