US 'troubled' by crackdown on anti-Putin protests

May 09, 2012 09:37

Expressing concern over the violence and arrests in Moscow during protests over the last three days, the United States has said it wants Russia to give people the chance to freely express themselves.

"We are troubled by reports of violence in Moscow during the protests on May 6 and by the arrests that have been carried out over the last three days," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.

"We are disturbed by images of police mistreatment of peaceful protestors both during the protests and after detentions," he said.

Referring to an earlier statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in India, Toner said the US wants Russia to fulfill its own potential, and that means giving people the chance to freely express themselves.

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