Putin takes aim at independent media

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Series Details 19.1.12
Publication Date 19/01/2012
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Artiles reported that Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Prime Minister, made it clear in a meeting with 30 editors on the 18 January 2012 that there is a limit to his patience while facing criticism from his country’s few remaining independent media outlets.

The notoriously thin-skinned Mr Putin has been under fire from Russia’s opposition after parliamentary elections in December 2011, which protesters say were rigged in favour of the ruling party, United Russia.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Russian legislative election, 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-legislative-election-2011-2/
ESO: Background information: Kremlin errors turn up pressure on Putin http://www.europeansources.info/record/kremlin-errors-turn-up-pressure-on-putin/
RIA Novosti, 18.1.12: Protesters Organize as Putin Hints at Dialogue http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20120118/170831132.html

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