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Vladimir Putin

Boo who? Big Bad Vlad put in his place
Article
/ 22 November 2011

Boo who? Big Bad Vlad put in his place

When Vladimir Putin stepped into the ring at Olimpisky Stadium in Moscow after a martial arts fight at the weekend, he appeared to be greeted by boos.

By Miriam Elder
Botched Mars mission fails to restore Russian pride
Article
/ 13 November 2011

Botched Mars mission fails to restore Russian pride

Russia’s failed Mars moon probe points to problems of a once-pioneering space industry struggling to recover after a generation of brain drain.

By Alissa De Carbonnel
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Article
/ 7 November 2011

Why, Mr President, what a bright face you have

Are Jacob Zuma’s recent photographs a bit too staged and polished?

By Verashni Pillay
Obama tops Forbes’ most powerful list
Article
/ 2 November 2011

Obama tops Forbes’ most powerful list

Barack Obama topped Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful people in 2011, while Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin came in at No. 2.

By Staff Reporter
Dmitry Medvedev: ‘Putin is more popular than I am’
Article
/ 1 October 2011

Dmitry Medvedev: ‘Putin is more popular than I am’

The outgoing Russian president denies political rivalry with current prime minister, claiming he was happy to step aside.

By Staff Reporter
Return of the Tsar III, IV –
Article
/ 30 September 2011

Return of the Tsar III, IV –

The year is 2024. The world’s economic prospects have perked up a bit since the collapse of the euro.

By Luke Harding
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Article
/ 27 September 2011

Russia’s Kudrin pays price for going off script

Vladimir Putin’s strategy for a smooth return to the Kremlin appears to have gone off script with the departure of Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.

By Timothy Heritage
Putin’s presidency bid stirs discontent
Article
/ 26 September 2011

Putin’s presidency bid stirs discontent

Liberal minister says he will quit if Medvedev becomes prime minister after announcement that caught many off guard.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 September 2011

Putin ready to return as Russian president

Vladimir Putin declared on Saturday that he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency in an election next March.

By Timothy Heritage and Guy Faulconbridge
Putin: The US is a ‘parasite’ on global economy
Article
/ 1 August 2011

Putin: The US is a ‘parasite’ on global economy

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the US is living beyond its means and acts "like a parasite" on the global economy.

By Maria Tsvetkova
Medvedev wants new term, but won’t compete with Putin
Article
/ 20 June 2011

Medvedev wants new term, but won’t compete with Putin

President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday added to the uncertainty surrounding Russia’s 2012 presidential polls, saying he wanted a second term.

By Anna Smolchenko
Russia to lift grain export ban
Article
/ 28 May 2011

Russia to lift grain export ban

On Saturday Russia said it would lift a ban on grain exports that was imposed in August 2010 in the middle of a drought that wiped out harvests.

By Dmitry Zaks
Gorbachev tells Putin not to run for president
Article
/ 2 March 2011

Gorbachev tells Putin not to run for president

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev marked his 80th birthday on Wednesday by advising Vladimir Putin against running for president.

By Dmitry Zaks
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Article
/ 1 February 2011

‘I am not tough,’ Putin tells supermodel

Strongman leader Vladimir Putin has sat down for an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, telling her Russia had tougher guys than him.

By Staff Reporter
Putin vows revenge for suicide bombing
Article
/ 25 January 2011

Putin vows revenge for suicide bombing

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed revenge on Tuesday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 35 people at Russia’s busiest airport.

By Steve Gutterman and Thomas Grove
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Article
/ 2 December 2010

No Putin, no problem as Russia triumph

Not even the absence of Vladimir Putin could derail Russia’s World Cup bid as Fifa voters showed fondness for taking football to new frontiers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 November 2010

BHP-Potash bid decision looms, report of Russian rival

Russian fertiliser company Phosagro is reportedly planning to bid for Potash Corp, rivaling BHP Billiton’s $39-billion offer.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 October 2009

Russian writers snub Putin on birthday

Some of Russia’s leading writers said they had declined invitations to meet Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the day of his 57th birthday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 September 2009

Obama to abandon European missile-defence shield

Barack Obama has abandoned a controversial plan to build a missile-defence system in Europe in a break with the policies of the Bush administration.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 September 2009

Condé Nast accused of cowardice over anti-Putin article

Condé Nast is embroiled in a row over censorship after it allegedly prevented the publication inside Russia of an article critical of Vladimir Putin.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 September 2009

Millions of Russians dirt poor

The stark social cost of Russia’s economic crisis was exposed when new statistics revealed a 30% increase in the number of people living in poverty.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 July 2009

Obama heads to Moscow for ‘reset’ summit

President Barack Obama left for Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to ”reset” US-Russian relations that hit a low under George Bush.

By Matt Spetalnick
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Article
/ 3 July 2009

CEOs use Obama visit to press Russia on rule of law

Businessmen are expected to use a Russia-US business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to improve conditions for Western companies operating there.

By Dmitry Zhdannikov
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Article
/ 6 May 2009

That shrinking feeling:Putin a year on in uncertain territory

He was once Russia’s virility symbol, yet a year into his current role of prime minister there seems a little less swagger in Vladimir Putin’s step.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 March 2009

Putin threatens to cut Ukraine gas supplies

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would halt gas deliveries to Ukraine if payment is not received by Saturday.

By Mikhail Yelchev
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Article
/ 27 January 2009

Russia loses 500 000 jobs

Russia edged closer to a recession last month as half a million people lost their jobs and capital investment fell for the first time in nine years.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 January 2009

Gas disruption bites in Europe

Russia halts gas supplies to the Balkans, Turkey and south-eastern Europe, while flows to Austria drop by 90% in a deepening price row

By Christian Lowe
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Bush’s dog days, his enemies’ glee

George W Bush’s presidency is losing international influence, but it would be foolish to write obituaries for American power.

By Simon Tisdall
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

The war on coherence

Two months after the Caucasus conflict broke out, some sober lessons are emerging for all sides.

By Martin Woollacott
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Article
/ 11 October 2008

Happy birthday, Mr Putin, here’s a tiger!

On Friday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin showed off his latest birthday present: a rare two-and-a-half-month-old Siberian tiger.

By Luke Harding
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Article
/ 19 September 2008

Putin rejects Cold War, backs economic integration

Russian PM Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected the prospect of a new Cold War with the West and said Russia wanted further world economic integration.

By Staff Reporter
No geo-strategic conspiracy
Article
/ 7 September 2008

No geo-strategic conspiracy

Putin claims that Washington is to blame for the Caucasus crisis. Does he really think Dick Cheney’s that clever?

By Simon Tisdall
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