Russia's Putin Warns Of Police Crackdowns On Agitators In Annual Telethon -- Christian Science Monitor
Russian Prime Minister Putin gave his annual talk to the nation Thursday, and warned against extremism like that only display in weekend riots. Some say recent police action is out of proportion to the threat.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to investigate the causes of weekend riots that led to a wave of racist violence in downtown Moscow and he warned that police will crack down hard on “virus like” ultranationalist agitators.
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More News On The Ethnic Riots In Moscow
Putin signals post-riot crackdown before elections -- AP
Putin Speaks His Mind, and Then Some, in Televised Q. and A. -- New York Times
1,000 Detained In Russia To Prevent Ethnic Clashes -- NPR/AP
Moscow Police Arrest 1,000 In Bid To Stave Off Ethnic Riots -- Radio Free Europe
Second Moscow riot in a week sees 1,000 detained -- The Guardian
Far right goes on rampage during anti-immigrant clashes in Moscow -- The Independent
A Jittery Night in Moscow After Rumors of a Demonstration -- New York Times
Moscow Riot Police Detain 1,000 People in Sweep to Thwart Ethnic Rallies -- Bloomberg
Russian ethnic riots: Hundreds arrested in Moscow -- BBC
Moscow police detain 700 people to prevent street fight -- Xinhuanet
In pictures: Russia ethnic riots -- BBC
Racist Rampage Casts Shadow On Russia's 2018 World Cup Dream -- Radio Free Europe
My Comment: Russia has a long history of being hostile to foreigners .... even those from former Soviet states. Fortunately, Russian politicians like President Medvedev and PM Putin have expressed a zero tolerance to this behavior, and recent arrests indicate that they will keep their word.
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