Clinton has put Russia on a par with Zimbabwe

U.S. Secretary of State stood up for human rights activists and civil society organizations in countries that claim to the title of Democracies. Among them, according to Hillary Clinton, hit and Russia. The charges were made in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Russia and in the midst of a spy scandal, jeopardized the process of “restarting” of relations between Moscow and Washington.

FM Hillary Rodham Clinton during her tour in support of democracy for Eastern Europe, said that in many countries, trade unions, human rights organization, religious minorities are under threat, even if the government and insist on their commitment to democracy. The list of such States and Russia turned out to be, according to Associated Press.

The secretary said the United States, “steel clamps, tightening around these groups in Zimbabwe, Congo, Ethiopia, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Venezuela, China and Russia.

“Some of the countries in which to take such action, claim to be democracies. But democracy is not afraid of their people, they recognize the right of people to freely assemble, to campaign and defend certain principles,” - Clinton said.

Tour Clinton is the very borders of Russia - on Saturday, she traveled to Poland on Sunday, waiting for her in Kiev.

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