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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has defended her country's controversial labeling of some foreign-funded media as "foreign agents" by saying Moscow was "forced" to adopt the measure in response to actions taken by the United States.
I think they are trying a new tactic now, opposition politician and political analyst Leonid Gozman told Current Time, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. Earlier, he said, the police would detain 2 or 3 percent of the protesters at a rally and the rest would go home feeling relieved. Now we have a different situation, he continued. They are signaling to everyone: Go ahead and march, guys, but a year from now you can expect we ll come, expect a knock at your door. And we ll come or not as we wish.. Now they have placed everyone in that position.