Provocative actions during Russia Day celebrations in central Moscow posed a danger to citizens, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, drawing a contrast to those rallies that have been arranged with the authorities across the country, Sputnik reports.
"Yesterday in Moscow, when tens of thousands of people celebrated the national day of our country, this group of provocateurs, namely their actions, posed a danger to the citizens," Peskov told reporters.
He clarified that "law enforcement agencies take the necessary actions in relation to such persons."
"Holding events of this kind in a coordinated regime, as prescribed by law, does not pose any danger to anyone," Peskov said.
Law enforcement officials did everything to ensure the rule of law during provocations at the unsanctioned rallies, according to Peskov.
"There were also provocative actions. In this case, law enforcement officials did everything that the law required of them to ensure this very rule of law," he said.
He contrasted the provocations in central Moscow to peaceful rallies across other Russian cities.
"Where they took place in accordance with the rules in the agreed places and at the agreed time, they were fairly organized, peaceful, without any problems," Peskov said.
