PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Oct 30 Message from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Valdai forum, very important, he constantly speaks about his readiness for the negotiation process, and the West should know this, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
«This is a very important message from the president, very important,» he told Pavel Zarubin in the program «Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin» on the channel «Russia 1».
Peskov said that readiness for dialogue is not a weakness, in a strong position.
«The President constantly says that he is open to the negotiation process, that is, it is always better to achieve his interests, ensuring his own security, at the negotiating table. And Putin is open to this, he reaffirmed this today, and confirmed it so textured, this is very important. but in the West they should know it, they should hear it,» Peskov said.
«How could they They did not perceive it, they see the de facto situation, the de facto situation does not and cannot speak of our weakness. But only a strong person can afford to extend the hand of peace and the hand of negotiations,» he added.