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Propaganda fabricated lies. Even if he did say it, the orange revolution proves the point. Nothing came of the failed Yushchenko putch.
The so called Colored Revolutions" have all the hallmarks and modus operandi of the USA.
The $160 MILLION the US spent to brew color revolution in Russia farted BIG TIME in their face because the "color" of the "revolution" they are getting in Russia is RED - the COMMUNISTS got even more supporters as the US idiots meddle in the Russia internal affairs.
"US Administration to establish new fund to support Russian NGOs
The U.S. administration is in talks with Congress on the establishment of a new organization supporting NGOs in Russia, Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reports.
"As part of our democracy strategy, the administration has been consulting with Congress on an initiative to create a new fund to support Russian non-governmental organizations that are committed to a more pluralistic and open society," Gordon said.
"The fund would not require an additional appropriation, as necessary funding would be drawn from the liquidated proceeds of the U.S.-Russia Investment Fund - an example of successful U.S. foreign assistance to Russia," he said at a meeting of a subcommittee in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Gordon said the United States provides financial support to the Russian civil society.
"Since 2009, the U.S. government has given approximately $160 million in assistance to support programs dedicated to human rights, rule of law, anti-corruption, civil society, independent media, good governance, and democratic political processes," he said.
"Most recently, U.S. funding was used to support independent Russian monitoring of the [State] Duma elections and education for independent media on professional and unbiased reporting, encourage informed citizen participation in elections, and enhance the capacity to conduct public opinion polling," Gordon said."