President of the Russian Federation: “We will not allow inciting ethnic hatred”
On November 5, 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking in a message to the Federal Assembly, announced that he would not allow attempts to incite "social and ethnic hatred." "I consider it my duty to warn those who hope to provoke an aggravation of the political situation. We will not allow inciting social and ethnic hatred, deceiving people and involving them in illegal actions. The constitutional order will continue to be ensured by all legal means," the president said .