Putin meets foreign attachés Trust and cooperation

Oct 2

The released meeting recording opens with an unidentified officer reporting that the foreign military attachés are ready. Putin welcomes the visitors and says he believes their meeting and joint work were useful, expressing hope that they were also interesting. He emphasizes professional exchanges and new knowledge based on real combat operations. He says communication between military personnel strengthens trust among them and the countries they represent, hopes cooperation will continue, thanks the visitors and invites further joint work and visits. His Russian remarks are accompanied by consecutive English interpretation. The interpreter and the other brief unidentified speakers are not named.

On October 2, 2026, Vladimir Putin met foreign military attachés at the Chebarkul training ground in Russia's Chelyabinsk region during the Centre-2026 exercise visit. He described professional exchanges and knowledge based on actual combat operations as valuable, said communication strengthens trust among military personnel and their countries, and expressed hope for continued cooperation. He thanked the visitors and welcomed further joint work and visits. These are his assessments and invitation.