INQUIRER.net: Pussy Riot case shows Putin weak—band member’s husband

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Pussy Riot case shows Putin weak—band member's husband Feb 20th 2013, 03:07 GENEVA—Pussy Riot icon Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is behind bars, but her husband is unbowed, saying the punk band's controversial case has exposed the weaknesses in Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule.   Visiting Geneva for a gathering of human rights campaigners, Pyotr Verzilov said that the Kremlin's tough handling of its opponents shows, paradoxically, that Putin is no longer the strongman he's made out to be.   "Putin has been managing the country, in the last two years at least, very, very ineffectively," Verzilov told Agence France-Presse in an interview.   "The groups Putin depends on are connected to the economy, and in Russia, the economy ... Keep on reading: Pussy Riot case shows Putin weak—band member’s husband Media files: pussy-riot.jpg (image/jpeg)

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