普京指責美國製造動盪局面

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is lashing out at the United States, accusing Washington of riling up the opposition.

Mr. Putin said Thursday that remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "gave a signal" to his opponents.

Clinton said Tuesday that Russia's parliamentary elections were neither free nor fair, and that the results raised "serious concerns."

Opposition leaders have overseen three days of protests to express their frustration with the elections. International observers say Sunday's vote was marred by widespread allegations of ballot-box stuffing and other irregularities.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for Russia's parliamentary election to be annulled and a new vote held. The 80-year-old said the results do not reflect the will of the people.

Fifty-thousand police officers backed by helicopters patrolled the streets of Moscow Wednesday - arresting 50 demonstrators - in a show of force. Security officials said 550 people had been arrested in Moscow protests the night before.

A social networking site is promising nightly protests, but Russia's state-run television channels have not mentioned the protests or the police buildup.俄羅斯總理普京嚴厲批評美國，指責華盛頓挑動俄羅斯反對派。

普京星期四說，美國國務卿希拉里.克林頓的講話給他的反對者“送去信號”。

克林頓星期二說，俄羅斯的議會選舉既不自由也不公平，選舉結果導致外界“嚴重擔憂”。

反對派領導人一直關注着持續了三天的抗議活動中，以表示他們對選舉的不滿。國際觀察員表示，星期天的投票被廣泛指責存在僞造選票以及其他違規行爲。

前蘇聯領導人戈爾巴喬夫呼籲取消俄羅斯議會選舉的結果，並舉行新的選舉。他說，選舉結果沒有反映出人民的意願。

星期三，5萬名警察在直升飛機的支援下在莫斯科街頭巡邏，進行武力震懾。警察逮捕了50名示威者。安全官員說，前一天晚上，有550人在莫斯科的抗議活動中被捕。

一個社交網站承諾要在每天晚上舉行抗議，但是俄羅斯的國營電視頻道沒有提到抗議活動或是警力的增加。