With Kirill Kaleda, rector of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Aleksei II and Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin.
During a meeting with journalists after his visit to the Butovo memorial site, the President advocated joining forces to ensure that such tragic executions and political repression never be repeated.
The head of state declared that arguments and disagreements are needed in order to determine the most efficient paths for Russia's future development. However, he emphasized that the process must be a creative one.