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The Valdai International Discussion Club was created in September 2004 on the initiative of the RIA Novosti agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and the magazines “Russia in Global Affairs” and Russia Profile. The name klubu is associated with the location of the first conference, which took place in Veliky Novgorod near Lake Valdai.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that many European countries take a more aggressive stance towards Russia than the United States.
According to Putin, the United States is striving to end the conflict, while some European countries are initiating aggressive behavior towards Russia.
MOSCOW 1 Oct - RIA Novosti. Many European countries are now showing a more aggressive policy towards Russia than the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
“Now, of course, the main leading European countries take a much more aggressive position towards Russia than the United States,” Putin said at the plenary session of the 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai international discussion club.
According to him, the United States is striving to end the conflict, while many European countries, based on the unfavorable economic development in their countries, the position of the ruling political class, based on changes in sentiment within their countries, “are the instigators of aggressive behavior towards Russia and the creation of additional crises between Russia and Europe.”
The Valdai International Discussion Club is an association of leading foreign and Russian experts in the field of political science, economics, history and international relations. The club was created in September 2004 on the initiative of the RIA Novosti agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and the magazines "Russia in Global Affairs" and Russia Profile. The club owes its name to the location of the first conference, which took place in Veliky Novgorod near Lake Valdai.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia may increase diplomatic pressure on European countries in response to their aggressive stance
Likely · Within weeks
The United States may increase its mediation efforts in the conflict between Russia and Europe
Possible · Within months

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