Putin says totalitarianism or Ukrainian-style chaos not for Russia | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia’s powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, said on Friday totalitarianism and Ukrainian-style political chaos are equally unacceptable for Russia.
Putin spoke at a Kremlin session of the State Council, an advisory board of regional governors and top officials, where President Dmitry Medvedev urged earlier on Friday ‘a flexible multi-party system’ to match the country’s bold modernization plans.
Echoing the president, Putin said Russia’s political system should be constantly updated, but cautioned against ‘the Ukrainianization of political life in Russia.’
Putin said tilting toward totalitarianism and dictatorship is also dangerous.”