Friday, 30. December 2011
Topic: POLITIK - on December 30, 2011 at 10:59:00 AM CET
Putin vows to give Russia a dose of 'nationwide psychotherapy' as he compares himself to Franklin Roosevelt
Vladimir Putin has vowed to give Russians a dose of ‘nationwide psychotherapy’ rather than submit to the demands made by protesters in a spate of street rallies.
Hinting at new media controls, he demanded the government boost its presence on TV and the internet despite already heavily controlling major news outlets.
Facing the greatest political crisis in his 12 years at the top of the Russian government, he attacked officials for ‘ineffectively’ getting his message across and insisted: ‘It is necessary to step up these efforts.’
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