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"en.20120216.23.4-330-000"2
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"My constituency of London is home to a number of Russians who have sought political asylum to escape the Putin and Medvedev regimes. Thousands more have left their homeland for the UK as business exiles. Since Vladimir Putin became President of Russia in 1999, no elections in the country have been recognised by Western observers as free and democratic. At the most recent Duma elections in December, the OSCE witnessed blatant fraud, including the unashamed stuffing of ballot boxes. Corruption in Russia is endemic, with bribes accounting for 20% of the country’s GDP. I am also increasingly concerned about abuses of human rights and restrictions on the freedom of expression, including the unexplained deaths of journalists. Things must change in Russia. Russia must strengthen democracy and the rule of law and ensure that fundamental rights are respected. The country must also become a more responsible actor on the international stage. Russia’s recent defence of bully-boy client states like Syria is deplorable, and Moscow must join the international community in condemning the Assad regime and all those with ties to it."@en1
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