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| Russia PM Vladimir Putin accuses US over poll protests | Russia PM Vladimir Putin accuses US over poll protests |
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of being behind protests over the results of Russia's parliamentary elections. | Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of being behind protests over the results of Russia's parliamentary elections. |
| Mr Putin said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "set the tone for some opposition activists". | Mr Putin said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "set the tone for some opposition activists". |
| She "gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work", he said. | She "gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work", he said. |
| International monitors have expressed concerns over the elections. | International monitors have expressed concerns over the elections. |
| Mr Putin accused the protesters of acting "in accordance with a well-known scenario and in their own mercenary political interests". | Mr Putin accused the protesters of acting "in accordance with a well-known scenario and in their own mercenary political interests". |
| He warned that those working for foreign governments to influence Russian politics would be held to account, according to the Associated Press. | He warned that those working for foreign governments to influence Russian politics would be held to account, according to the Associated Press. |
| Most Russians did not want the kind of political upheavals that had been seen in recent years in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, he added. | |
| Hundreds of protesters have been detained by authorities since the elections on Sunday. Fresh rallies are planned by the opposition for the weekend. | |
| 'Serious concerns' | |
| Monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday that there had been "severe problems with the counting process" after the vote, citing apparent irregularities such as the stuffing of ballot boxes. | |
| Earlier this week the White House had expressed "serious concerns" over the conduct of the vote. | |
| Results published by Russia's Electoral Commission showed support for Mr Putin's United Russia party had dropped but that it would still retain a slim majority in the Duma. | |
| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev insisted that the vote had been free and fair. |