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22.05.2009, 09:52
Jobless residents of a city in Russia's northwest, all three plants of which were shut down due to the crisis crunch, have been protesting, demanding an immediate solution to the situation.
05.11.2009, 23:04
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Opel’s German workforce vented its anger at General Motors pulling out of selling the firm to a Russian-financed consortium. “We’ll take into account this style of relationships with partners,” PM Putin said.
27.02.2009, 21:56
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that the economic crisis has yet to hit bottom. Russia, he said, would have a tough year, but would make it through.
04.05.2010, 18:04
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Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov has criticized the organization Reporters Without Borders for describing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as an enemy of a free press.
03.03.2010, 21:09
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A very public tete-a-tete is developing between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and celebrity tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, after the PM delivered one of his robust denunciations of energy sector investment strategy.
17.05.2010, 17:04
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In wake of the Raspadskaya coal mine disaster, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the State Technical Inspection must be given the right to close mines on suspicion of violation of safety rules.
20.08.2010, 22:02
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Russia has started loading fuel into the reactor at Iran’s first nuclear power plant – a key step in making the Bushehr station operational. But what is the project about? Purely business, or an ace in a political hand?
19.03.2009, 20:09
With governments around the globe being taken to task over their anti-crisis measures, officials are showing an unprecedented willingness to debate their economic stimulus initiatives in the public spotlight.
20.03.2009, 05:50
Russia will most probably have to deal with a budget deficit for years to come, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday.
20.10.2010, 17:58
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Despite 50 years of US blockade, Cuba has somehow survived as one of the few remaining communist states. So is it worth keeping? RT looks at the pros and cons of the sanctions.
Published: 04 June, 2009, 19:54
Edited: 31 August, 2010, 22:42
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rounded on closed enterprise bosses and local officials, demanding that wages be paid out by the end of Thursday. The money is reported to have already been transferred.
Hooray for Putin!