Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Putin criticizes U.S. Remarks on Russia

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02putin.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

Prime Minister Vladmimir Putin responded sharply to criticism of Russia revealed in United States diplomatic cables published by the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, warning Washington not to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.

On CNN's "Larry King" live, Robert Gates, the United States' defense secretary, criticized Russia by saying, "Russian democracy has disappeared."
Putin responded by saying, “When we are talking with our American friends and tell them there are systemic problems” with the electoral college system, “we hear from them, 'Don’t interfere with our affairs, this is our tradition and it’s going to continue like that.'
Putin, therefore, asserted that the United States to stay out of Russia's own political system.

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