Vladimir Putin
Political protests aimed at solving specific social problems, not to be feared, said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. His words leads RIA Novosti on Tuesday, June 20.
“If this political activity is aimed at a genuine attempt to improve the situation, the real showdown any problems, you don’t have to be afraid of. Because the country is big. It is from these offices there is not yet seen what happens,” the President said at a meeting with members of the Public chamber of the new convocation.
The head of state criticized the public event, whose main goal is self-promotion. “If this is clearly speculation on these issues for their own promotion, then it’s probably not the best way and not the best kind of political activity”, — said Putin.
On June, 15th Vladimir Putin in an interview with reporters after a straight line commented on the protests taking place in the country in recent months. According to him, such events “are always possible in the framework of democratic procedures”, and any form of protest must comply with the law.
On 13 June, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that provocative actions in the disputed rallies are a threat to citizens.
On June 12, Russia Day, on Tverskaya street in Moscow held an unauthorized protest action against corruption. Initially, the meeting must pass in the appropriate authorities, but the day before the rally the oppositionist, founder of the Fund of struggle against corruption (FBK) Alexei Navalny called out to rally on Tverskaya street, which was dedicated to dedicated to the Day of Russia event.