Putin responds to leaked documents, cautioning US
World News • December 2010 • Views: 256
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin responded yesterday to criticism of Russia revealed in US diplomatic cables published by the website WikiLeaks, warning Washington not to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.
His comments, made in an interview broadcast on CNN’s “Larry King Live,’’ referred to a cable that said “Russian democracy has disappeared’’ and described the government as “an oligarchy run by the security services,’’ a statement attributed to the American defense secretary, Robert M. Gates.