Russia at a dangerous point, warns Patriarch

Kathy Lally 9/1/2012 MOSCOW: Two of the most formidable allies of the Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, have urged him to listen to protesters and take steps to accommodate them as a way of shoring up eroding confidence in the government. Mr Putin has offered little satisfaction to the many thousands of demonstrators who twice last month in Moscow and other cities protested against the conduct of the December 4 parliamentary elections and demanded a law-abiding government.