Thread by @m_suchkov

This year #Russia's flagship conference - annual meeting of the @valdaitweets in #Sochi - features Foreign Minister Lavrov,#Moscow's mayor Sobyanin,former #Afghanistan president Karzai &,possibly,#Putin himself.The place is amazing & the venue is intellectually rich. Stay tuned.

Day 2 at @valdaitweets conference.
@mfa_russia Sergey Lavrov speaks.
Kicks off by detailing #Russia's position on ceasing contacts with @NATO, argues the problems been piling up, #NATO was long sabotaging & rejecting many of #Moscow initiatives

Here's @mfa_russia full statement regarding
response measures to #NATO over diplomatic missions
mid.ru/ru/foreign_pol…

#Moscow's mayor Sergey Sobyanin speaks at a closed session @valdaitweets,
offers incredibly interesting vision for urban development, future of big cities, meaning of Moscow in #Russia's life and economics. Sobyan is sharp, confident & works the audience very well.

Last day of @valdaitweets forum. President #Putin delivering his speech which is going to be followed by q & a

#Putin's speech lays out #Russia's ideologocal and foreign policy doctrine of, what he called "healthy conservatism", argues this is the best modus operandi at the time of contemporary global turbulence which can lead to unknown structure of world order