
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai Club that the disproportionate influence of Western countries in the UN provokes an imbalance in the work of the organization.
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Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the XXIII annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
Western countries have a disproportionate influence in the UN, which leads to imbalance - Putin.

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