Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow should prevent the occurrence of a colour revolution and combat extremism in Russia.
Putin made the remark at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, where a strategy on countering extremism was approved.
Putin said that in the contemporary world extremism is utilised as a geopolitical instrument and is used for redrawing the existing spheres of influence.
In particular he pointed to the threat posed by illegal immigration and radical Internet sites that recruit youth.
The Russian President also expressed his concern of the so-called colour revolutions – popular upheavals that had …read more
Source: Novinite
