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# Putin likens Libya air strikes to 'crusades'
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## Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lashes out at Western airstrikes in
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Libya, likening them to 'medieval crusades.'
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TelegraphPlayer-8396746
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9:57PM GMT 21 Mar 2011
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[**Follow our live blog with latest news from Libya **][1]
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The statement from Mr Putin came after Russia abstained from the UN Security
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Council vote which authorised a no-fly zone over Libya and 'all necessary
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measures' to protect civilians against Col Gaddafi's forces.
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Mr Putin, who was speaking to workers at a Russian missile factory, added, "I
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am concerned by the ease with which decisions to use force are taken in
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international affairs. This is becoming a persistent tendency in US policy,"
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he added.
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However, in one of the most public clashes between the two men to date,
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said it was unacceptable to make such
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historical comparisons, warning such remarks risked stirring up even more
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trouble.
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Mr Medvedev sharply rebuked Mr Putin, saying, "Under no circumstances is it
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acceptable to use expressions which essentially lead to a clash of
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civilisations. Such as [talking of] a 'crusade' and so on."
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* ## [Target Gaddafi - war of words over next phase of mission][2]
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* ## [Libya: most Britons believe military action too risky][3]
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* ## [British radicals could use attacks to recruit terrorists][4]
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* ## [French interior minister apologises for likening Libya intervention
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to a crusade][5]
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