Mr. Putin weighed in on the Arab uprisings for the first time in months. “We, of course, condemn all violence, no matter its source, but do not conduct yourself like a bull in a china shop,” he said in a meeting with religious leaders in Moscow. “People need to be allowed to decide their fates independently.”
Mr. Putin has blamed the United States for instigating the protests against him that have erupted in recent weeks, and warned that the spirit of the Arab Spring revolts could spread to Russia. “In the last decade, unfortunately, a cult of violence has come to the fore in international affairs,” he said. “We cannot allow anything like this to come to our country.”
Mr. Medvedev discussed the Syrian crisis with Turkey’s prime minister on Wednesday, saying Moscow supported continuing diplomatic efforts as long as no country violated Syria’s sovereignty
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