` They are unavoidable for any political power , especially a political power that has held the responsibility for the state of a country for some time , '' he said after results were announced . Russia : Police must stop ` ` mistreatment '' of peaceful protesters , rights group Amnesty says . An opposition rally in Moscow fails to materialize but police are out in force . Mikhail Gorbachev calls elections unfair , a Russian report says . They protest election results , which returned Vladimir Putin 's government to power .
Russia : Police must stop ` ` mistreatment '' of peaceful protesters , rights group Amnesty says . An opposition rally in Moscow fails to materialize but police are out in force . Mikhail Gorbachev calls elections unfair , a Russian report says . They protest election results , which returned Vladimir Putin 's government to power .