"Putin's Vision: Russia's Ambition to Forge a New World"

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech at the annual Valdai Discussion Club, stated that Russia's mission is to "build a new world" and blamed a Western "military and financial pyramid scheme" for the invasion of Ukraine. Putin claimed that the West rejected Moscow's efforts to create a fairer world order and warned of the growing threat of military conflict. He denied seeking territorial gains in Ukraine and argued that the conflict was about the principles on which the new world order would be based. Putin criticized the West for losing touch with reality and crossing boundaries, while reiterating that Russia is trying to end the war in Ukraine.