In particular, Putin said that the “blackout” is a serious crime, to which the human rights organization failed to respond, “They keep their mouth shut.” Naturally, in the context of offenses, he did not mention the repression against the Crimean Tatars and recognition of Mejlis a terrorist organization.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Business Russia Congress in Moscow on October 18, 2016.
The event is organised by the All-Russian public organisation Delovaya Rossiya. (AFP)