Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime Minister, has spoken out and criticized the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for supporting the the protesters in Russia that have spoken out against his continuous reign over the Russian government. Hillary Clinton believes that the Russian people “deserve a full investigation of electoral fraud and manipulation” over the parliamentary votes that were casted on Sunday.
There have been accusations made by some that there have been ballot box stuffing’s and fraudulent manipulations over the vote count in the parliamentary elections. With the outcomes of the Russian elections, and the fact that Vladimir Putin’s approval rate amongst the Russian people has decreased, there have been a significant amount of riots and protest across Russia.
It seems that the Russian government has taken these riots and protest very seriously and have put out 50,000 police and 2,000 paramilitary troops on the streets, which have all been backed by water cannons. Vladimir Putin has warned that more extreme measures will be taken if these riots and protests continue.
I believe that even though there have been significant protest made against these recent elections, websites such as Facebook.com and Live Journal should not be take a credible sources to aid protestors in making city-wide protests.
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1782357
I think this article poses quite an interesting dilemna here. Do the people of Russia deserve a recount? I think the answer is a clear maybe. These "protestors" should know by now that this is just business as usual in Russia, especially when Putin is involved. The protestors, the United States (hence Hillary Clinton's typical pro democracy, pro voter enfranchisement, pro publicity stance on the issue), Russia, heck the whole world knows by now that you expect two things with Putin: 1)He wins or he gets whoever he wants elected in his place, 2) You do not make Vladimir angry as he essentially had dictatorial type authority in the country until these recent events, and is not afraid to put on a big scene just to remind you that he is, indeed, Vladimir Putin.
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