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An ageing giant

An ageing giant ­This week’s NATO summit in President Obama’s hometown Chicago evokes mixed...

New government: will expectations come true?

New government: will expectations come true? ­Russia has finally got a new cabinet. Months of consultations between...

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Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent? ­Judging by the reported progress of negotiations between UN nuclear officials...

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Human Rights Council moves to obstruct bill on illegal rallies

The chairman of Russia’s presidential Human Rights Council will ask the president to veto a draft law on toughening punishment for violations during protest rallies, if it passes both houses.

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RIA Novosti/Vladimir Astapkovich 22.05, 17:44 5 comments

Lower house moves towards raising fines for illegal rallies

Russia’s State Duma has approved in the first reading a bill that introduces tougher punishment for organizing and taking part in illegal protests and forbids protesters from hiding their identity.

 
Lethal injection chamber 22.05, 17:03 14 comments

Lib Dems want capital punishment back

The Lib Dems have submitted to the State Duma a draft law on lifting a death penalty moratorium in Russia. They propose to restore capital punishment first of all for especially grave crimes like the murder of children and pregnant women.

A new poll shows an increasing number of Russians have grown weary of political rallies. RIA Novosti/Grigory Susoev 22.05, 15:44 2 comments

Protests kaput? Russia’s enthusiasm for rallies dwindling - poll

In a survey canvassing 46 regions across the country, a major polling agency has found evidence indicating that Russia’s protest wave may be in retreat.

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Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch 22.05, 14:34 19 comments

Saakashvili ‘runs murder ring, makes death lists’

A former Georgian military chief claims that President Saakashvili operates an international network of assassins who execute his political enemies and dissidents.

RIA Novosti/Ekaterina Shtukina 22.05, 12:56 4 comments

Medvedev joins United Russia

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has become a member of United Russia. He is expected to be nominated for chairmanship at a United Russia convention on May 26 according to the party’s leadership.

 
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Too many liberals in new government – Communists

The make-up of new government “leaves no illusions even for optimists,” believe the Communists, who do not expect any changes in the course pursued by the previous cabinet.

RIA Novosti/Sergey Guneev 21.05, 17:53 13 comments

Welcome to the jungle: Putin approves new government amid ‘tough times’

President Vladimir Putin gave his stamp of approval to the new government on Monday, telling the Cabinet members that they will be expected to promote the development of Russia amid difficult times.

 
RIA Novosti/Aleksey Druzhunin 21.05, 14:56 2 comments

New ‘network’ party aims to replace United Russia

Founder of the pro-Kremlin movement Nashi Vasily Yakemenko is convinced that United Russia will lose the next parliamentary election. On Monday, he announced plans to create his own Party of Power.

RIA Novosti/Aleksey Druzhinin 21.05, 14:37 1 comment

Russian government approved, only quarter of ministers stay

Vladimir Putin has signed the orders on Russia’s new cabinet, replacing three quarters of its members in what was promised to be a “powerful impulse from new people”.

 
Far-right activist walk through the town of Remagen, some 25 km (15 miles) south of Bonn, November 19, 2011. Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay 18.05, 19:26 19 comments

Russian diplomat slams attempts to revise WW II history

Some European countries are attempting to revise the results of World War II in an effort to divert public attention away from internal problems, an official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

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RIA Novosti/Ekaterina Shtukina 21.05, 20:10

New government elite – 7 deputy PMs

The new cabinet will have seven deputy prime ministers, but only one of them will be the first deputy: Igor Shuvalov.

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolsky 27.02, 08:05

Russia and the changing world

In the run-up to Russia’s presidential elections, prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has published his seventh article in which he defined Russia’s niche in a “changing world.”

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