Russia Called On West For Honest Dialogue But All In Vain, Says Putin

Russia was calling on the West for an honest dialogue but all in vain because NATO countries did not want to hear it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square on Monday.

“Russia has always called for creating a system of equal and indivisible security, a system that is vitally needed for the entire international community,” the Russian leader stressed.

“In December last year, we proposed concluding an agreement on security guarantees and Russia called on the West for an honest dialogue, for a search for reasonable compromise solutions and respect for the interests of each other. All in vain! NATO countries did not want to hear us,” Putin said.

This stance maintained by Western countries meant that “they actually had quite different plans,” the Russian leader stressed. “And we saw that,” he said.