Shea Levin · Sep 15, 2026
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Security concerns over Ukraine’s growing ability to launch long-range drone attacks have prompted Russia to relocate a major conference attended by President Vladimir Putin from Sochi to the Moscow area, the Financial Times reports.
The roughly 120 guests invited to the four-day Valdai Discussion Club gathering were notified last month that the event would no longer be held in Sochi. Putin’s presidential security service reportedly insisted on the move.



