Putin responds to anti-corruption demonstrations： some political forces build momentum for themselves on the eve of the election.

[Observer Network Comprehensive Report] For several days, tens of thousands of Russians gathered in the streets to hold anti-corruption demonstrations. Hundreds of people, including Russian opposition leader alexei navalny, were arrested after an unauthorized anti-corruption rally was officially accused of illegal demonstrations.

On March 30, Putin responded to the domestic anti-corruption demonstration when attending the fourth "Arctic-Dialogue Area" International Arctic Forum, saying that he opposed various political forces to use protests to create momentum for themselves on the eve of the election.

Putin’s attitude towards domestic corruption was clear at the forum. According to Sputnik, Putin said, "It is related to domestic political events in China, and we have always advocated cracking down on corruption. By the way, according to opinion polls, this has been a very serious problem for us and other countries in recent years. This issue is very urgent and we are doing this. "

"My personal proposition is to make the anti-corruption issue the focus of social attention. I have always been positive about people’s concern about this issue. " He said.

Putin said, "If someone and some political forces try to use this tool (unauthorized action) for their own selfish interests, it is not to improve the domestic situation, but to hype themselves on the political stage on the eve of certain political events, including the eve of domestic election campaigns. I think this is wrong."

On March 30th, the 4th "Arctic-Dialogue Area" International Arctic Forum was held in the northwestern Russian city of Al Hangel.

According to Russian media reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin also said on the same day that he was ready to meet with US President Trump at the Arctic Summit in May. He said that Russia has many friends in the United States and its relations with the United States will return to the track. He said that the cooperation between Russia and the United States on the Syrian issue is improving and he hopes to have constructive cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism.

I am willing to meet with Trump. There are many topics to talk about.

Finland is the rotating chairman of the Arctic Summit. Xinhua News Agency reported that Finnish President Ninisto said at the forum on the same day that Putin and US President Trump were welcome to attend the Arctic Summit to be held in Finland, making it possible for them to meet.

Putin said that he is ready to attend the summit. "I very much hope that Russia-US relations will be normalized as soon as possible." "I think Finland is a suitable country and Helsinki is a very suitable platform for holding similar activities." Putin said.

According to the Itar-Tass news agency, Putin also stressed that the talks need to be held on the basis of "full preparation" between Russia and the United States.

Putin at the forum

However, Putin did not say anything. He also said that if the meeting in Finland fails, the meeting with Trump can also be held during the G20 summit scheduled to be held in Germany in July.

In fact, from participating in the election, Trump has always maintained an appreciation attitude towards Putin. However, after officially taking office, Trump has been plagued by "communicating with Russia" and the meeting between the two has never taken place.

On March 18, 2015, Trump explained his relationship with Putin to the British "Daily Mail": "The relationship is very good. It would be great if I had the status I should have." Trump also said that he received a gift and a beautiful letter from Putin, but he did not respond whether he had seen Putin.

On September 28, 2015, Trump told reporters in his Trump Tower: "Putin is a good man, better than me."

For the Trump administration, Putin said on the 30th that on many issues, Trump was not given the opportunity to honor his pre-election promises, including improving relations with Russia. Putin said that Russia intends to reshape its partnership with the United States because American polls show that there are many Russian friends in the United States.

"We regard our relationship with the United States as that of the same great power," Putin said. He said that Russia has many friends in the United States and its relations with the United States will return to the track. He said that the cooperation between Russia and the United States on the Syrian issue is improving and he hopes to have constructive cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism.

Putin denies interfering in the US election: those who undermine Russia-US relations are irresponsible.

At the forum, Putin once again denied that Russia tried to influence last year’s US presidential election. To the accusation, Putin’s answer was "Look at my mouth: no!" Putin commented that Russia-US relations are "almost at zero".

"Look at my mouth: no!"

He said that as we all know, Russia has long proposed that the United States formulate and sign an intergovernmental agreement to ensure cybersecurity, but it was rejected by the United States. He said that it is a huge mistake to completely destroy Russia-US relations, and those who hold this idea are irresponsible.

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According to Xinhua News Agency, regarding the fact that some American officials called Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak a "spy", Putin named the American ambassador to Russia Teft, saying that he had the right to associate with the Russian government and big companies.

He said, "We will not restrict him, but will help him instead. Our ambassador’s contact with officials in the United States is restricted. Any meeting with him is regarded as some kind of espionage in America. Isn’t this nonsense? What is our ambassador for? It is to get in touch with people and keep in touch with political elites, businessmen, parliamentarians and government members. This is a diplomatic practice all over the world. "

Putin and Finnish President at the Forum

Putin believes that the accusations against Russia in Washington are entirely based on the needs of the domestic political process in the United States. "All those things are fictional, provocative and lies. These are all used to serve the domestic political agenda of the United States. Different political forces in the United States are using anti-Russian cards to trade and consolidate their position in the country. "