Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sought on Thursday to win the support of small investors for his bid to return to the Kremlin by promising to make good losses on shares they bought in the 2007 stock market float of VTB bank.
2012-02-03 02:46
2012-02-01 17:22
Russian EU envoy sees no chance for Syria resolution (Reuters)
Reuters - A senior Russian official said on Wednesday there was no chance a Western-Arab draft U.N. Security Council resolution could pass without language clearly ruling out potential military intervention, the Interfax news agency reported.
2012-02-01 17:22
Banner facing Kremlin tells Russia's Putin to go (Reuters)
Reuters - Opponents of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin erected a huge banner reading "Putin, go away" on a rooftop facing the Kremlin Wednesday in a bold display of disapproval of his plan to return to the presidency in an election next month.
2012-02-01 17:22
Putin says he may face runoff in Russia's election (AP)
AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he could face a runoff in the March presidential vote, his first acknowledgement that he may fail to muster enough support for an outright victory.
2012-02-01 00:44
Analysis: For Putin, tax reform could be harder than winning (Reuters)
Reuters - Winning Russia's March presidential election could be the easy part for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has called for a "decisive tax maneuver" to put the country's increasingly oil-dependent public finances on a more sustainable footing.
2012-01-31 08:03
Putin's answer to polling fraud: lots of webcams (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Russian government is installing web cameras at more than 90,000 polling sites in an effort to undermine expected accusations of widespread fraud in the upcoming presidential election.
2012-01-31 08:03
Syrian authorities agree to Moscow talks - Russia (Reuters)
Reuters - Syria has agreed to take part in Moscow-mediated talks on solving the country's crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, calling on the Syrian opposition to join the planned negotiations.
2012-01-30 15:23
Putin puts state capitalism first for Russia (Reuters)
Reuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seeking to renew his hold on power after unprecedented street protests, set out an economic agenda on Monday that puts state capitalism at the heart of a bid to boost Russia's global competitiveness.
2012-01-29 22:43
Russia backs Assad, last friend in Arab world (AP)
AP - Russia's defiance of international efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's crackdown on protests is rooted in a calculation that it can keep a Mideast presence by propping up its last remaining ally in the region — and has nothing to lose if it fails.
2012-01-29 22:43
Cars circle central Moscow in anti-Putin protest (AP)
AP - Thousands of cars flying white ribbons or balloons circled central Moscow on Sunday in a show of protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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