Putin: The Internet Is a 'CIA Project'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a media meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Putin mocked the Internet as a CIA project and pledged to protect Russia's interest in the online industry.

IMAGE: RIA-NOVOSTI, MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV, PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

The Internet? It's a "CIA project," according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin made that bizarre remark on Thursday at a media forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, according to the Associated Press' translation. He said the Internet "is still developing as such," which is why Russia needs to "fight for its interests online."

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