Putin says US encouraged Russian election protests
By Steve Gutterman | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-09 08:36
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Popular Front in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday. Putin blasted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for encouraging and supporting the election protesters and warned of a wider Russian crackdown on unrest. Alexei Druzhinin / Ria Novosti Via Associated Press |
MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections.
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