Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of encouraging and supporting protests over alleged fraud in last weekend’s parliamentary elections. Putin claimed Clinton “set the tone for some opposition activists,” and warned of a wider crackdown on the demonstrations. BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg reports on the latest from Moscow.
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