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Putin Shows No Change In Style In Return To Presidency

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin will need to show less of his old swagger, master the art of compromise w...

Putin Officially Running For President

AP | By LYNN BERRY | Posted 01.27.2012

MOSCOW -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sternly warned the West not to interfere in Russia's elections, as he launched his campaign to reclaim the pre...

The Russian Business Enigma

John Sullivan | Posted 12.05.2011

John Sullivan

Winston Churchill famously summarized his view of Russia as "[A] riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Even for the Russian people, Churchill's view remains largely true today, particularly in the business sector.

Vladimir Putin Addresses Criticism At Party Congress

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 11.23.2011

MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed criticisms of his increasingly authoritarian leadership on Friday at a party congress b...

Russia Nationalist Throws Support Behind Putin

AP | By LYNN BERRY | Posted 11.21.2011

MOSCOW -- Russia's envoy to NATO urged his supporters Wednesday to join up with Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, giving the Kremlin a strong nati...

Putin: U.S. Lives 'Like Parasites' Off The Global Economy

Posted 10.01.2011

LAKE SELIGER, Russia, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Monday of living beyond its means "like...

Putin Says Merger Russia And Belarus Is 'Possible' And 'Desirable'

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

SELIGER LAKE, Russia — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he supports calls for Russia to merge with its western neighbor Belarus. Belarus has be...

Russia To Reinforce Military Bases In Abkhazia, Georgia's Breakaway Region

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Russia is to spend almost $500m (£300m) next year reinforcing its military bases in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, the prime minister says....

Putin: Europe Blames Georgia For War But Afraid To Admit It

nytimes.com | ELLEN BARRY | Posted 05.25.2011

MOSCOW �" Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said Wednesday that Europeans increasingly hold Georgia responsible for last year's war in the ...