The third day of the Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club began with a session dedicated to the philosophy of economic development according to the Chatham House rules (anonymity is above all!).
Among the speakers there were government representatives responsible for the economic sector, and entrepreneurs who are successful in Russia under sanctions and manage to develop their busnesses. So each of the parties was able to hear the other live and discuss the painful.
At the next session, politicians, public figures, experts and journalists discussed the demands of modern society and the responses of the state, the dialogue between the authorities and the people.
The participants of the special session about the war of the future tried to guess what the future conflicts might be, how dangerous they are and whether they could be avoided. Moderator, Andrey Bezrukov, Associate Professor, MGIMO University. He said, that if before you were attacked with a sword and a shield, it was clear that you must take a sword and a shield to defend yourself. Now everything is rather blurry: can we call economic sanctions as interference in the political affairs of the country? It is clear, that if two elephants are fighting with tusks, this means war, and if someone comes up to the other and begins to budge him - how to call it? Can we consider it as a war? The answers were completely opposite.
Also during the day, the Valdai Club experts met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Maxim Akimov and with the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Tigran Sargsyan.
The day ended with a conversation Valery Gergiev, artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater. Photos can be viewed on our website.
We remind you that this year’s Annual meeting takes place in Sochi and lasts for four days - from October 15 to October 18.