Putin defends sovereignty In a multipolar world

Oct 1

Majid Ehsan asks about the global transition and a more balanced international order. Putin says countries should be free to choose their own models and defend their interests, argues that the rise of the global majority makes a multipolar order inevitable and urges cooperation based on sovereignty and mutual respect. This is a public policy argument, not an agreed new international system.

At the October 1 Valdai meeting in Moscow, Putin describes rapid international change and a growing multipolar world, warns leaders against exporting internal instability and calls for cautious, responsible choices and cooperative solutions. Vremya's post-address interviews present Lukyanov, Sakwa, Torkunov and Sushentsov's favorable interpretations of the breadth of the speech, self-reliance and cooperation with the global majority and the West. These are an address and attributed participant reactions, not an international agreement or endorsement by all states. At Valdai, Putin argues that Western dominance is giving way to a multipolar order and urges sovereign choices, mutual respect and cooperation among distinct civilizations. In responses to Feng Wei, Gupta and Ehsan he applies this position to Chinese and Indian traditions and the rights of the global majority. His claims about the transition and motives of Western states are attributed policy assessments, not an agreed new international structure.