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Speeches by the Russian President at the Valdai Forum are traditional program events.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the plenary meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club lasted more than 3.5 hours. The broadcast of the Russian leader’s speech is available on Rutube.
First, Putin gave a keynote speech, after which he held a discussion with the guests. Moreover, in 2025, the Russian leader’s speech lasted about four hours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai Club that Russia does not need to collapse the European Union, since it will collapse on its own. He answered the presenter’s question about the possible collapse of the EU due to sanctions, emphasizing that the Russian Federation does not want to interfere in this process in order to avoid accusations of trying to destroy the union.

Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky said that some European peacekeeping initiatives contain a clause about the goal of ensuring Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield, which confirms the EU’s bet on a military solution to the conflict, and noted that Finland and France are working in this direction.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Valdai Club said that the supply of weapons to conflict zones is considered indecent, all countries of the world are trying to refuse this, and noted that Western countries, by supplying weapons to Ukraine, are involved in the conflict, while Russia relies on its own defense industry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the Valdai Discussion Club that Russia accepted US proposals for a Ukraine settlement during the Anchorage summit in mid-August 2025, noting the US now needs time to consider the agreement.

The US Treasury included the Russian A7 payment system on the Iran sanctions list, accusing it of supporting the IRGC and Hamas. Also sanctioned are Iranian automakers, a railway company and firms from China, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Turkey and Indonesia, as well as Iranian citizens Mehnoush Hamedani and Ramin Keshwardust.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club, answered a question from American journalist Rick Sanchez about why Russia, which, according to Western experts, is winning in the conflict, wants negotiations, joking that such a question can not be answered because of the naivety and faith in the future characteristic of the Russian political sphere.