Russians getting bolder in anti-Putin protests

Russians took to the streets of Moscow during the weekend in another round of anti-Putin protests. This suggests that demonstrators are less afraid of confronting the police, says the New York Times, noting that there were at least 20,000 people who tried to march toward Kremlin to show discontent against president Vladimir Putin and his government. Putin has recently been inaugurated for another term – his third so far. Unsurprisingly, parallel pro-Putin protests were also held, with the police reporting 30,000 attendees.

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