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Radio Free Europe/Radio iberty: Russian officials claim ‘outside forces’ seek to disrupt Kostroma vote

Published Sept. 12, 2015 at 2:37 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Russian Central Election Commission Chairman Vladimir Churov after receiving the identity document of the Russian President at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on May 8, 2012. AFP PHOTO / RIA-NOVOSTI POOL / ALEXEI NIKOLSKY

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Police in the central Russian region of Kostroma say they have confiscated 2 million rubles ($30,000) from an activist of the Open Russia non-governmental organization.