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Russia’s two tribes: United by fear of revolution

Russia’s two tribes: United by fear of revolution One month before the presidential elections the country is vibrant with...

Painting over the cracks: Can Putin-power reform Russia?

Painting over the cracks: Can Putin-power reform Russia? ­ Vladimir Putin’s latest article elaborating on his electoral agenda for the...

Why is Russia so resolute on Syria?

Why is Russia so resolute on Syria? ­Syria is now issue number one in global affairs, and the question which...

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UN resolution would have brought no peace to Syria – Medvedev

President Medvedev has clarified the reasons behind Moscow’s veto on the UN resolution on Syria for the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Ramzan Kadyrov (RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolsky) 08.02, 18:11 2 comments

Kadyrov slams Western media for turning terrorist mouthpiece

The 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.

 
RIA Novosti / Yana Lapikova 08.02, 17:39 16 comments

Putin promises to protect Christianity worldwide

Presidential 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.

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 (Reuters / Muhammad Hamed) 08.02, 15:54 33 comments

Ambassadors' retreat from Syria 'incomprehensible' - Lavrov

As 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.

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Photo from www.ridus.ru 08.02, 14:06 3 comments

President to meet leaders of unregistered parties – report

President 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.

Tbilisi has switched from military aggression and four-year-long blockade to “soft methods” 08.02, 13:51 5 comments

Georgia attacks sovereignty of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia…again

Ahead 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.

 
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani at the United Nations in New York (AFP Photo / Don Emmert) 08.02, 00:15 35 comments

Ta-ta Qatar? A storm in a media teacup

Better keep checking your Google map the next couple of days just to see if Qatar continues to occupy its customary place on the Persian Gulf - because if certain media reports are to be believed, the chances of this happening seem decidedly slim!

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RIA Novosti / Aleksey Druzhinin 07.02, 17:56 5 comments

‘United Russia needs internal democracy’ - Putin

Vladimir Putin has said that the current setback in the popularity of the United Russia party will be a thing of the past after the party introduced direct and secret ballots for all of its leaders and administration.

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Presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov (Photo from mdp2012.ru) 07.02, 17:11 9 comments

Prokhorov seeks throne, not chair

Russian presidential candidate and billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has said he is not ready to consider offers to work in the government in case of his defeat in March vote.

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RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov 07.02, 16:02 7 comments

FSB battens hatches ahead of March vote

The FSB will ramp up anti-terror operations, as well as responses to attempts to influence politics from abroad, in the lead up to March 4th presidential elections.

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RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko 07.02, 14:54 3 comments

Duma debacle: Zhirinovsky reaches for his pitchfork

The State Duma session began with a scandal as presidential candidate, leader of LibDems Vladimir Zhirinovsky, emotionally voiced his disagreement with official data over the number of participants in Saturday’s protest rallies.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (AFP Photo/ RIA-Novosti Pool/ Alexey Druzhinin) 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.

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Sergey Lavrov (RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev) 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.