Anti-Putin protests draw up to 100,000

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Anti-Putin protests draw up to 100,000

Anti-government protesters march through Russian capital as Putin supporters stage counter-rallyTens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators are marching through Moscow and other Russian cities in protest at Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Thousands of Putin supporters are also staging a rally in the capital a month before the presidential election that the prime minister is expected to win, putting him in power for six more years.