All articles tagged "Vladimir Putin"
Russia's anti-crisis budget larger than in other countries - Putin 
12 Mar, 09:30 PM 6 comments
Russia’s anti-crisis budget is bigger than that of other countries, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says. Moreover, the state’s investment spending will not be reduced, reaching 1.2 trillion rubles in 2009.
Ukraine on the verge of bankruptcy 
13 Mar, 01:50 PM 10 comments
Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has said that Ukraine is on the verge of bankruptcy but promised Moscow would not push its ex-Soviet neighbor over the edge with high gas prices
Anti-Putin protesters in Moscow detained 
13 Mar, 11:10 PM 8 comments
Protesters in Moscow who demanded Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's resignation have been detained for police questioning
Eurovision songs - what's in a name? 
16 Mar, 10:38 PM 49 comments
Top of the news this week — on both sides of the "iron fence" — was occupied by Stephane and 3G, the Georgian pop music project that will soon be coming to Moscow for the Eurovision 2009 contest, touting the song whose refrain goes like "We don't want to Put In!"
Russia to boost North Korean ties amidst missile tensions 
18 Mar, 12:09 PM 6 comments
Russia intends to boost ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vladimir Putin says, ignoring growing concerns that North Korea may shoot a ballistic missile at the US next month.
Russia bans hunting of seal pups 
18 Mar, 03:36 PM 8 comments
Russia has amended its hunting regulations, banning the cruel hunting of seal pups at the Russian coast of the Arctic Sea. Thus, it developed the success of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who banned baby seals hunt last month.
Putin allocates $2.4 bl to Russian space industries 
19 Mar, 10:58 PM 16 comments
Russian Prime Minister Putin said the state will not cut the funding of the aerospace industry, which will receive almost 82 billion roubles ($2.4 bl) for development this year
Russian budget should rely on taxes, not oil money - Putin 
19 Mar, 05:40 PM 5 comments
The Russian budget should rely on regular tax inflows from companies and private persons, rather than on “super-large” oil revenues, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Putin warns against printing money to cover budget deficit 
20 Mar, 10:36 PM 1 comment
Russia won’t resort to printing money to cover budget deficits, that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said are likely to continue for the “next few years."
Actress Brigitte Bardot calls Russia’s Putin 'President of her heart' 
20 Mar, 11:02 PM 8 comments
Russia’s Prime Minister has once again been called President, this time not of Russia, but of the heart of France’s blonde sex symbol’s, Brigitte Bardot.
Putin and Kissinger meet in Moscow to discuss international problems 
20 Mar, 12:25 PM 3 comments
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, on Thursday to discuss of international problems.
Turkmenistan to send Putin endangered leopards for conservation project 
20 Mar, 03:58 PM 1 comment
Turkmenistan’s president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov will send Russia’s Prime Minister Putin four endangered leopards, to help restore the population of these endangered large cats in the Caucasus.
Putin threatens to reconsider relations with EU 
24 Mar, 12:42 PM 13 comments
Russia will start reviewing its relations with the European Union (EU) if Moscow's interests are ignored, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Medvedev claims to be Russia's sole ruler 
30 Mar, 11:41 PM
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he alone rules Russia and not former President Vladimir Putin.
Putin delivers major policy speech before State Duma 
6 Apr, 04:22 PM 9 comments
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke before the State Duma for over two hours today to give an account of his government's activities. Saving the country from its current economic crisis received the most attention. Three trillion rubles ($90.4 billion) will be devoted to that task.
Declarations show Russia’s Putin earns more than President Medvedev 
7 Apr, 03:20 PM 14 comments
An asset declaration filed on Monday has revealed that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earns 11 percent more than the country’s President Dmitry Medvedev.
Russian government seeks to promote foreign investment - Putin 
7 Apr, 03:53 PM 3 comments
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that the Russian government is seeking to promote foreign investment in the country.
Russia past crisis peak, top banking official says 
13 Apr, 10:50 PM 5 comments
Russia has passed the peak of the crisis, CEO of Russia's largest bank German Gref told the Rossiya state television channel.
Russia to build more nuclear power plants despite crisis – Putin 
16 Apr, 10:57 PM 4 comments
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that, in spite of the current financial crisis, Russia is going to move forward with its plans to build new nuclear power units.
Medvedev says Russia needs political diversity, more freedom 
17 Apr, 10:48 PM
Russia needs stronger political competition and greater freedom to protest, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Thursday, sending the strongest signal yet that he may rethink the legacy of predecessor Vladimir Putin.
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