Russia election protests: Troops sent to Moscow

BBC ^ | Dec. 6, 2011

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Thousands of police and interior ministry troops are being deployed in Moscow, after protesters accused the authorities of rigging the election.

Troop lorries were seen heading for the centre as the interior ministry said it aimed "to ensure the security of the citizens".

Several thousand people attended Monday's protest, one of the biggest in the centre of the capital in years.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has played down his party's poll reverses

[Army Air Corps]

Putin having a bit of fun?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Have a gut feeling it’s coming here in Nov. 2012.

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fyi pong

[nuconvert]

Putting down his opposition may be fun to Putin. But I would guess he’s disappointed that all his bare chested photo-ops didn’t get him the results he thought they would.

[DTogo]

Big Sis at DHS is taking notes.

[GonzoGOP]

I just hope this puts an end to all the fears that the Russians are going to conquer us if we don't pull our ABMs out nonsense. I had a bunch of Freepers quaking in their shoes about how the Russians were going to target us if we didn't pull out our ABMs. They called me all kinds of names when I said that the correct answer was Bring it On. Russia can barely keep its own people in check. Their fleet is down to a handful of ships. While they have excellent aircraft designs, they can't afford to put them into production without foreign partners to absorb part of the cost. The are retiring hundreds of ABMs in the next five years, but are only deploying three replacements each year. They won't be invading Western Europe for a while.

[Army Air Corps]

I quite agree.

[goldstategop]

The authorities are at a loss and Putin’s magic, which always helped United Russia before is gone.

Russia is in a new era and Russians have stopped being afraid, submissive and docile.

It will take more than police and elite Interior Ministry OMON internal troops to browbeat them into line.

No one is in awe of Vladimir Putin anymore. I think the difference is clear and there is widespread dislike of him.

And without a rebound in his popularity, he will find it very hard to get things done in a third term as President. Boris Yeltsin suffered that fate and Putin was lucky because the Russian economic rebound lasted as long as it did.

And slowing economic performance and massive government corruption has soured Russians’ trust in their leaders.

[dfwgator]

If I were Georgia, I’d put my military on full alert, nothing like a good war to boost those sagging poll numbers.

[GWConservative]

Re: Big Sis at DHS is taking notes.

You got that right. Many in our own Senate want to do the same here.

[douginthearmy]

You hold Poll upside down. Clearly I am majority vinner!

[kronos77]

His popularity eroded to communist and nationalists benefit.
Popularity of communists went from, 10% to 20%.

Russians see Putin as too soft.......

[cunning_fish]

>>>>>>>His popularity eroded to communist and nationalists benefit.
Popularity of communists went from, 10% to 20%.

Russians see Putin as too soft.......>>>>>>>>

Wrong. Reuters had a pretty correct coverage about this election. They have asked numerous communist voters why did they vote communist and voters claimed they hate commies as much as UR but voted this way to balance lawmakers or did it to bring UR some butthurt giving a ridiculous party an upper hand.
I talked to some Russians who are pretty conservative folks to me and all of them told they voted communist for a reasons above.

[kronos77]

True. I did not said that Russians started LIKING communists.
Just that popularity of KPRF have risen.