Interview of Vladimir Putin to the German TV station ARD

This interview touches upon various important topics but it is particularly valuable because it set the record strait about the Western propaganda about the Russian government’s “crackdown” on NGOs such as these from the BBC: Angela Merkel tells Vladimir Putin – Russia needs NGOs Russia NGOs decry ‘intimidation’ raids  Fears for NGOs in Russia as tax raids multiply Russian police raid rights group Memorial and other NGOs Needless to say,