Putin Warns Against Use of ‘Language of Blackmail’

Speaking at a meeting with senior Russian parliamentarians President Vladimir Putin said on October 4 that he “would not recommend anyone to speak to Russia with the language of provocations and blackmail” and added “here I refer to Georgia,” Russian news agencies reported.

He thanked the parliamentarians for “supporting the actions of the executive government directed towards the protection of rights, honor and lives of our citizens abroad.”

“This kind of consolidation of society, obviously, enjoys the support of the majority of Russian citizens and will foster further protection of rights of our citizens in the near and far abroad,” Putin said.

Putin also said that although the Russian economy will remain “open and transparent… we should regulate migration inflow.”

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