Russian President Vladimir Putin, who took the oath for a fifth six-year term on Tuesday, said Russia does not rule out dialogue with the West but it needs to be on equal terms.▲Russian President Vladimir Putin walks into the Grand Kremlin Palace before his inauguration ceremony in Moscow on Tuesday. [Photo/Reuters]In a short speech at the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin said Russia is open to developing relations with other countries, and is potentially open to holding nuclear talks with the West.At the inauguration ceremony, Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin handed Putin, 71, the symbols of presidential power, including the presidential insignia — the golden cross of St. George — depicting the Russian coat of arms and a gold chain with the words "Virtue, Honesty and Glory".The Russian leader was greeted with applause when he entered the hall with more than 2,500 people who had been invited to the ceremony. They included senior members of the Russian government and
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