MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Davos Agenda Summit on January 27 was not aimed at entering confrontation with other countries or warning them, but was an attempt to reach out to the politicians’ common sense, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program on Rossiya-1 TV channel.
The Kremlin spokesman dismissed an idea voiced by some political scientists, who called Putin’s speech a warning regarding the pressure on Russia. He gave as an example the Russian president’s Munich speech, which also "got a hostile reception and was viewed as a confrontational statement."
"In fact, no," Peskov stressed. "And this time there is no confrontation and no warning. This is just an attempt to reach out to common sense of politicians."
According to Peskov, in his speech at the Davos week Putin outlined the entire volume of issues that all countries are facing "very clearly and probably for the first time in such a well-composed way." "This is the deepest analysis," Peskov noted. "So far not a single world leader has ever delivered such an analysis."
In reply to a question if Moscow expected a reaction from its partners to this speech, the Kremlin spokesman said: "Those who have ears must hear."
The speech at the Davos Agenda Summit was Putin’s first address at a major international forum in 2021. The Russian leader highlighted that the situation in the world was reminiscent of the 1930s, and the pandemic only exacerbated the current problems. Putin also warned about the risks of losing the entire civilizational and cultural continents and pointed to the unstable economy, which is focused on "the golden billion." He also spoke about the problems of tech giants and called on Europe to get rid of a phobia regarding Moscow.