Putin warns ethnic tensions risk tearing Russia apart
1 of 3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during his visit to the Southern Peoples of Russia Forum in the town of Kislovodsk January 23, 2012.
MOSCOW/KISLOVODSK, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, warning ethnic tensions could tear Russia apart, said on Monday he would toughen migration rules and keep a tight rein on Russia's regions to prevent it following the Soviet Union into oblivion.
Credit: Reuters/Alexsey Druginyn/RIA Novosti/Pool
Alissa de Carbonnel and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW/KISLOVODSK, Russia
Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:55pm EST
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