Ukrainian Drone Threat Pushes Putin’s Valdai Forum From Sochi to Moscow Region
Organizers moved the forum after Ukrainian strikes raised security concerns, and the event website now lists the Moscow region venue.
- The Valdai International Discussion Club relocated its XXIII Annual Meeting from Sochi to the Moscow region, the Financial Times reported, citing threats from Ukrainian forces.
- Organizers shifted the venue in late August after Russia's Federal Protective Service insisted on the move, despite Sochi initially appearing on participant invitations.
- Ukrainian sea drones attacked the Sochi waterfront on September 9, injuring about 30 people, while forces have repeatedly struck targets along Russia's Black Sea coast.
- The relocation underscores growing threats to Russian territory. Vladimir Putin, who visited Sochi 24 times in 2021, has traveled there only twice over the past two years.
- Scheduled for September 28 to October 1, the XXIII Annual Meeting will address the theme 'Responsibility for the Future: The Limits of the Possible or Possibilities Without Limit?' with Putin expected to attend.
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The decision was made for security reasons, as Ukraine intensifies long-range drone attacks on Russian territory - Putin has significantly limited his visits to Sochi, where he maintains a summer residence
Ukrainian Drone Threat Pushes Putin’s Valdai Forum From Sochi to Moscow Region
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting has been moved from the Black Sea resort city of Sochi to the Moscow region amid concerns that Ukrainian drones could pose a security threat.
The annual Valdai International Discussion Club conference, where Russian leader Vladimir Putin shares his views on global politics and world order, has been moved from Sochi to a Moscow suburb due to the threat posed by Ukrainian drone attacks, four sources familiar with the situation told the Financial Times.
Financial Times: Valdai Club meeting moved from Sochi to Moscow region over threat of Ukrainian strikes
The Valdai discussion club has moved its annual meeting from Sochi to the Moscow region because of the threat of strikes by Ukrainian forces, the Financial Times reported.
Putin moved Russia’s annual Valdai foreign policy conference from Sochi to the Moscow area over security concerns about Ukrainian drone strikes, according to people familiar with the decision
The change was reportedly made at the insistence of Putin’s security service after Ukraine intensified long-range attacks on targets around the Black Sea.Putin has not visited Sochi since October 2025 and has increasingly avoided Russian...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved his main foreign policy conference from Sochi to Moscow amid security concerns over intensifying drone strikes in Ukraine, four sources confirmed to the Financial Times (FT).
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