adminPutin ordered the security services to battle extremist groups both in real life and in cyber space.
“The direct link between extremists and terrorist groups is obvious. That is why we need to act as resolutely as possible to neutralise different types of extremist structures,” he said.
According to the president, the FSB conducted more than 60 special operations and foiled 99 terror attacks last year.
Combating extremism must be conducted not only in the real life but also in cyber space, he added.
“It is necessary to block attempts by radical groups to use information technologies, Internet resources and social networks to promote their ideas,” Putin said.
Earlier yesterrday, a suicide bombing in southern Russia’s Dagestan republic killed three policemen and injured six others.
In another development, Moscow said it will join the UN Security Council to work out an adequate international response to the latest nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
Moscow will “do its best” in the UNSC framework in reaction to the nuclear test, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said during a press briefing.
So far there have been no new sanctions on the DPRK following its latest nuclear test, he said.
“The previous UN Security Council resolutions envisioned sanctions. Till now we’ve not seen any new texts and proposals on additional pressure on Pyongyang,” the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Russia opposed any additional military buildup on the Korean Peninsula, and the latest nuclear test cannot be taken as an excuse to increase military presence in the region, he said.
The DPRK conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday despite opposition from the international community. — Xinhua.
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