Putin warns West against interfering in Russian elections
Monday November 28, 2011 08:14:31 AM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin has warned the western
powers against meddling in Russia's forthcoming elections after
agreeing to stand for president in March 2012.
Addressing a glitzy congress of the ruling United Russia party
Sunday, Putin said any attempts by "foreign states" to influence
Russia's political process would be "futile".
Russia will hold a crucial parliamentary vote next week, followed
by presidential elections in March next year.
"Representatives of some foreign states" were paying
politically-active NGOs in Russia to "influence the course of the
election campaign in our country," Putin said to a roar of
approval and applause.
"It would be better if they used this money to pay off their
national debt and stop conducting an ineffective and costly
foreign policy," he added in a clear reference to the debt-ridden
US.
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