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Should Putin worry? (part 2)

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What better advertisement for a demonstration than to haul leading organisers in for questioning the day before? That’s what panellists tell François Picard after Moscow’s biggest protest since the re-election of Vladimir Putin.

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  • Nina ZAKHARKINA-BEREZNER. Activist, member of "Russie Libertés" (from Moscow);
  • Tania RAKHMANOVA. Filmmaker and writer; Author of the "Au Coeur du pouvoir Russe" ("At the heart of Russian power");
  • Alexis PROKOPIEV. Spokesperson, "Russie Libertés" ("Russia Freedoms");
  • John LAUGHLAND. Director of Studies, Institute of Democracy & Cooperation;
  • Inga WATERLOT. Head of the Russian service, Radio France Internationale.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr.

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by Anonyme - 13/06/2012 - 13:10

Yes Poutine should worry because the population has always the last word. And after the arab spring we're gonna have a beautiful Russian summer and a shitty one for Poutine. Oui Poutine doit se faire du souci car la population a toujours le dernier mot. Et après le printemps arabe nous allons avoir un magnifique été russe et un pourri pour Poutine.

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