US EditionVladimir Putin at Valdai Discussion Club: Russian President Quotes on Paper Tigers, Trump, NATO, Oil and Ukraine
Putin criticized NATO’s unified stance against Russia and highlighted ongoing regional conflicts while citing geopolitical tensions and military developments, according to his Valdai Forum speech.
- On October 2, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Valdai Discussion Club, asking `But if we are at war with the entire NATO bloc and we are moving, moving, feeling confident, and it means that this is a paper tiger, then what about NATO itself?` in response to Trump’s 'paper tiger' comment.
- Amid rising NATO tensions, Putin said Russia is closely monitoring Europe's militarization and blamed a minority in Europe for prolonging the Ukraine conflict, urging European political leaders to calm down.
- On territorial control, he said Russian troops are confidently advancing along practically the entire line of contact and control almost 100% of the Luhansk region, while the enemy holds over 19% in Donetsk and 24-25% in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
- Putin warned that such measures will force Russia to act and said countermeasures will not be long in coming, cautioning that supplying Tomahawk missiles risks a dangerous new escalation.
- He discussed New START and its limits, offering to extend it for another year while urging future talks to include China and consider the Oreshnik missile.
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Putin: If Russia is a "paper tiger", then who is NATO?: EADaily
EADaily, October 2nd, 2025. All these years Russia has been fighting not in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, not with Ukraine, and with the entire NATO bloc, and at the same time it is moving forward. This was stated at the Valdai plenary session by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin quotes on NATO, Europe and confrontation
SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday at the Valdai Discussion Club, a forum of Russia experts, in the city of Sochi. He spoke in Russian, and his words are translated by Reuters. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Australian National Review - Russian President Vladimir Putin Delivered a Speech at the Valdai Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin Delivered a Speech at the Valdai Forum By Intel Slava Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the Valdai Forum. Here are the main points for you: – The times are such that one must be ready for anything. – Multipolarity has become a direct consequence of attempts to maintain global hegemony. – The West was unprepared to give up hegemony, unable to resist the temptation of absolute power. – There is…
At the meeting of the Valdai Club on 2 October 2025, the leader of Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, gave a concrete answer to a question about Russian drones that recently landed in the airspace of NATO Member States.
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