…Putin said Russia was prepared to discuss domestic as well as foreign policy questions with the United States, including human rights in Russia. But noting criticism of the United States’ own human rights record by Amnesty International, he suggested the U.S. was not in a position to preach to others.

“I would like to point out that we can talk as equals with the United States” on rights issues, Putin said.

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