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Putin proposes reparations for ’90s
Vladimir Putin wants any disputes from Russia’s chaotic privatizations in the 1990s settled once and for all. At a meeting with leading Russian businessmen, the PM said entrepreneurs involved may have to pay a one-off duty to secure their assets.
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Today: 18:19
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Comparing Oranges…Pro-Kremlin politicians and pundits explain the recent mass protests as an “Orange Revolution” conspiracy orchestrated by the West. Member of the Russian Public Chamber Nikolay Svanidze believes the allegations are a hoax to demonize the opposition. |
Today: 16:59
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Russian withdrawal from historic missile treaty ‘cannot be excluded’Without the resolution of specific issues with the United States, Moscow says it could withdraw from the New START Treaty. Russia-NATO relations |
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Today: 15:34
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Comm-bination: Candidate sees PM and pres role mergedGennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party (KPRF) and a presidential candidate, has suggested combining the posts of Russian President and Prime Minister for “a transitional period” while Russia is “in deep crisis.” Election 2012 |
Today: 14:58
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Gorbachev: Putin has run out of gasThe first and only President of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, has said that in his view the whole Russian system must change and Vladimir Putin is incapable of making this change, even though the PM will most likely win the presidential elections. Election 2012 |
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Today: 00:48
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UN resolution would have brought no peace to Syria – MedvedevPresident Medvedev has clarified the reasons behind Moscow’s veto on the UN resolution on Syria for the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Syria unrest |
08.02, 18:11
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Kadyrov slams Western media for turning terrorist mouthpieceThe head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Western media of cynicism and immorality for quoting terrorist Doku Umarov, who is behind numerous attacks on civilians in Russia. |
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08.02, 17:39
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Putin promises to protect Christianity worldwidePresidential candidate Vladimir Putin has promised to make the protection of repressed Christians in foreign countries one of his foreign policy priorities if he becomes president again. Election 2012 |
08.02, 15:54
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Ambassadors' retreat from Syria 'incomprehensible' - LavrovAs international efforts to bring an end to Syria's 11-month political crisis falters, Russia says the decision by some countries to remove their ambassadors only complicates matters. Syria unrest |
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08.02, 14:06
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President to meet leaders of unregistered parties – reportPresident Dmitry Medvedev has invited the leaders of unregistered parties to his suburban residence in another step to liberalize the Russian political system, a newspaper report claims. |
08.02, 13:51
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Georgia attacks sovereignty of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia…againAhead of the forthcoming presidential election in South Ossetia, Georgia is actively trying to destabilize the political situation in the republic, South Ossetia’s State Security Committee said in a statement released on Wednesday. |
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06.02, 07:54
Democracy and the quality of our state
In a newspaper article Vladimir Putin describes on the evolution and the future of democratic institutions in Russia.
Election 2012
18.01, 14:55
Russia to block any UN decision on foreign intervention in Syria – FM
Outlining a year in Russian foreign policy, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated Moscow’s insistence on an immediate halt to violence in Syria and the start of a national inclusive dialogue.
