Putin warns of post-election violence / Prokhorov pushes to exploit shift in mood against Putin

Vladimir Putin warned of post-election violence in one of his final pre-election campaign events on the 29 February 2012, cautioning that members of the opposition could deliberately create a provocation.

ESO: Background information: Russian presidential election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-presidential-election-2012/

RIA Novosti: Tag: Russia Elections Presidential 2012 http://en.rian.ru/trend/russia_elections_president_2012/

RIA Novosti, 29.2.12: Putin Warns of ‘Sacrificial Killing’ http://en.rian.ru/society/20120229/171614198.html

EurActiv, 1.3.12: Putin backers hope big victory will stifle protests http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/russian-opposition-putin-pre-news-511205

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