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<\/a><\/p>\nVladimir Putin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of being behind protests over the results of Russia\u2019s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
Mr Putin said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton \u201cset the tone for some opposition activists\u201d.<\/p>\n
She \u201cgave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
Mrs Clinton maintained that her concerns were \u201cwell-founded\u201d. OSCE monitors have also been critical.<\/p>\n
Mr Putin accused the protesters of acting \u201cin accordance with a well-known scenario and in their own mercenary political interests\u201d.<\/p>\n
He warned that those working for foreign governments to influence Russian politics would be held to account, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is unacceptable when foreign money is pumped into election processes\u201d, Mr Putin said in comments shown on state-run TV.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should think of forms of defence of our sovereignty, defence from interference from abroad,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Most Russians did not want the kind of political upheavals that had been seen in recent years in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Putin\u2019s remarks came a day after he officially registered his candidacy for the presidential elections next March.<\/p>\n
He stood down from the office in 2008 and has since held the post of prime minister.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u2019Serious concerns\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nHundreds of protesters have been detained by authorities since the elections to the State Duma on Sunday. Fresh rallies are planned by opposition activists for the weekend.<\/p>\n
While maintaining that protesters had the right to express their opinion, Mr Putin warned that \u201cif somebody breaks the law, then the authorities\u2026 should demand that the law is adhered to\u201d.<\/p>\n
Monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday that there had been \u201csevere problems with the counting process\u201d after the vote, citing apparent irregularities such as the stuffing of ballot boxes.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week the US expressed \u201cserious concerns\u201d over the conduct of the vote.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded angrily to comments Mrs Clinton made about the conduct of the elections during an OSCE meeting in Lithuania.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not Hyde Park, this is not Triumfalnaya [Triumphal] Square in Moscow, where speakers arrive to pour out their soul and then turn around and leave, not listening to others,\u201d he said, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
Results published by Russia\u2019s Electoral Commission showed support for Mr Putin\u2019s United Russia party had dropped but that it would still retain a slim majority in the Duma.<\/p>\n
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev insisted that the vote had been free and fair.<\/p>\n
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