14 / 12 / 2011
Putin has ‘lost battle for hearts and minds’
"Russia 'will never be the same,' says Andrei Piontkovsky Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lost a key ally today when “an emblematic figure” in his managed democracy, was forced to resign. The Obama administration today expressed support for Russia’s pro-democratic forces, while insisting that only indigenous actors could promote meaningful reform". Read more
By Democarcy Digest, 14 December 2011