Dmitri S. Peskov, Mr. Putin?s spokesman, accused protest organizers on Monday of leading young Russians ? ?virtually children,? he said ? astray with lies and provocations.
Many youthful Russians do not get their information from state news media, which has ignored Mr. Navalny and his corruption expos?s, but from the internet.
?Now, the government requires police and administrative methods to ensure the opposition doesn?t cross the line,? he said.
That the Kremlin has been vexed by Mr. Navalny is clear from the authorities? response to what, in most countries, would be inconsequential protests that merely disrupted traffic.
That Mr. Navalny has little to no chance of winning, and that he is ineligible to compete because of a February conviction on what were widely viewed as politically motivated fraud charges, is taken for granted.
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