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MOSCOW, 27 Oct. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that he advocates democratic relations at the world level taking into account the equal interests of all participants in international communication, and not the «golden billion.» On Thursday, the head of state spoke at the plenary session of the Valdai international discussion club. After the president's speech, the moderator of the session, Fyodor Lukyanov, asked Putin with whom he associates himself — with the «top» or the «bottom». The President replied that he associates himself with the “lower classes” and always subtly feels how an ordinary person lives. “So, at the world level, you are on the side of those who do not want to?” — Lukyanov clarified. «Of course, this is part of my responsibilities — to watch what is happening at the world level. I am for what I just said — for democratic relations, taking into account the interests of all participants in international communication, and not just the interests of the so-called «golden billion,» Putin said.