Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to strictly suppress nationalism and xenophobia, to suppress the actions of provocateurs, RIA Novosti reports.
“The most serious attention should be paid to the fight against extremism. I ask you to strictly suppress the propaganda of nationalism, xenophobia, religious enmity, violence, to prosecute provocateurs who run away, hide, if they are caught by the hand, repent, but people are pushed on the path of offenses, “he said at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.