
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin’s Munich speech was mistakenly perceived as confrontational, since he spoke about openness to dialogue.
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Vladimir Putin's Munich speech was delivered in 2007 and is often discussed in the context of relations between Russia and the West.
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Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin’s Munich speech was mistakenly perceived as confrontational.
Putin, according to Peskov, spoke of openness to dialogue, but noted growing contradictions and preconditions for confrontation.
MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The Munich speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin was at one time mistakenly perceived as confrontational; the president, on the contrary, spoke of openness to dialogue, said press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

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