The election protests that have rocked Moscow since July are set to continue, and government officials are looking for new ways to contain them. Five sources told Meduza that Cossack groups and members of the Union of Donbas Volunteers are currently negotiating with government representatives about the possibility of helping police and National Guard forces disperse protesters at forthcoming demonstrations. Three sources said that Russia’s presidential administration is responsible for the initiative, but they also added that no funds have yet been allocated for it.
Meduza: Cossack troops, Donbas veterans might start helping disperse Moscow’s protests
Members of a Cossack unit aligned with Russia-backed separatists near a bridge over the river Donets in Stanytsia Luhanska, just north of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, March 13, 2015.
