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"The large pro-democracy protests that we have witnessed during the past months in Moscow and other major cities prove that Russia is a changed country. Although Vladimir Putin was declared the ‘winner’ of elections, which were neither free nor fair, Russia’s young educated urban middle class is no longer willing to exchange economic prosperity for political freedom. They demand political reforms, rule of law and civil liberties. These people are Russia’s future. The European Parliament must support this Russian progressive movement by strongly condemning irregularities and violations in the preparation and conduct of the presidential elections and by demanding and closely observing implementation of political system reforms, announced by the outgoing President. Mr Putin’s authoritarian system took more than a decade to build and will not be dismantled overnight. But, in the end, Europe will see a modern, democratic Russia as its neighbour and trustworthy partner."@en1
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