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His remarks were intended to douse speculation
that he plans a crackdown on use of the Internet - which he has
called a "CIA project" and is used by opponents to organize
protests against him - as tensions mount with the West over the
Ukraine crisis.
"We do not intend to limit access to the Internet, to put it
under total control, to nationalize the Internet," Putin told a
meeting of his advisory Security Council which groups top state,
defense and security officials.
He said such restrictions would contradict the basic principles
of a democratic state and he was "not even considering" such
measures.
Putin said Russia security services had detected a constant
growth in cyber attacks, particularly in the last six months,
the period in which the crisis in Ukraine has worsened.
He added the intensity of the cyber attacks "depends on the
current international situation".
"We need to improve greatly the security of domestic
communication networks and information resources, primarily
those used by state structures," he said, without saying how
Russia planned to do this.
(Reporting by Alexei Anishchuk, Writing by Timothy Heritage,
editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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