US senator John McCain, known for his staunch criticism of Russia, warned Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia would see an “Arab Spring” of its own, following the post-election street protests, RIA Novosti reported.
“Dear Vlad (Vladimir Putin), The ArabSpring is coming to a neighborhood near you,” McCain said in his Twitter micro blog.
The senator added a link from his Twitter comment to a Wall Street Journal article which states that “widespread evidence of voter fraud” will sour Russia’s relations with Western capitals “in the coming days.”
Known for his sharp anti-Russian views, McCain has repeatedly called on the US administration to treat Russia with caution.
Recently, he said that Russia had continued to “occupy a part of Georgia’s sovereign territory,” in a comment about the annulment of election results in South Ossetia.
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