Dmitry Medvedev announced an increase in the number of "extremist" crimes.
On June 30, 2021 in Moscow, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting on the topic of the criminal situation in the Russian Federation stated that the number of extremist crimes in Russia increased by 45% in five months of 2021.
"In a pandemic, acts of extremism. The growth of registered crimes of this kind for the first five months of this year is quite significant - almost 45%," he said.
Medvedev urged the participants "to continue resolutely combat propaganda of nationalism, xenophobia and violence."
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