On March 28, the Valdai Club presented a new report titled “Crafting National Interests: How Diplomatic Training Impacts Sovereignty”. Ilya Dyachkov, Associate Professor of the Department of Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Mongolian languages at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia; Alexander Kuznetsov, Professor of the Department of Diplomacy at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia; Nikita Neklyudov, Analyst, Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University, participated. The presentation was moderated by Andrey Sushentsov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.