Kremlin tells Bush not to meddle in Russia politics

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 6 (Reuters) Russia today warned US President George W Bush not to use concerns about Russian democracy as a pretext for unwelcome meddling in Russia's domestic politics.

''We would disagree with concerns regarding the so-called rollback of democracy,'' Kremlin deputy spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Germany.

''We wouldn't welcome any intention on the US side to interfere in Russian elections. We consider it a domestic affair of Russia,'' added Peskov.

Bush is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for bilateral talks on the sidelines of a Group of Eight summit in Germany and has signalled he will raise concerns that Putin is eroding democratic freedoms.

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