Sentence examples of "приструнить" in Russian with translation "direct"

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Ваша честь, не могли бы вы приструнить свидетеля? Your honor, would you please direct the witness?
Попытки приструнить общественные организации в России усилились после того, как Путин в 2012 году был переизбран на пост президента. По словам руководителей продемократических групп и движений, запрещенных российским правительством, этими действиями в основном руководит Кремль. The effort to rein in Russian-based advocacy groups intensified following Putin’s 2012 reelection, and it has largely been directed by the Kremlin, according to officials from pro-democracy groups banned by the government in Moscow.
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