Overview

• Vladimir Putin said the United Nations has “many problems” yet asserted there is currently “nothing better” than the UN.
• The remarks were made during a session of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
• RIA Novosti reported the statement from Sochi on October 2, 2025.
• The Valdai forum is described as an association of leading Russian and foreign experts in politics, economics, history and international relations.
• The club was founded in 2004 and takes its name from its first conference near Lake Valdai in the Veliky Novgorod region.