All Posts Tagged With: "Putin"
Officer Fired for “Slander” of Police Department
An officer who posted a video address to Russian Prime Minister Putin on YouTube detailing abuses in the Novorossiysk police department has been fired following an investigation into the allegations.
Nov 9, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev: Hand-Picking the Next President is “Funny”
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev insists that a statement by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin did not, in fact, imply that the two men alone would decide who the next president would be after elections in 2012.
Nov 8, 2009 | Continued
Trust in Medvedev, Putin Falls Among Russians
A poll done by the Public Opinion Foundation finds that Russians’ trust is down in both President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin.
Nov 3, 2009 | Continued
Pro-Putin Book of Children’s Poetry Released
A children’s book of poems entitled “Putinyata” has been released by a publishing house in the Russian city of Saratov.
Oct 30, 2009 | Continued
Russia Worries About the Price of Oil, Not a Nuclear Iran
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov calls for President Barack Obama to face the reality of Russia’s interests in continued high tensions in the Middle East, and to take a serious stance in talks with Moscow over Iran’s nuclear program.
Oct 28, 2009 | Continued
Putin Suggests State Should Set Housing Prices
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced Friday that the State should play a greater role in setting prices for housing.
Aug 14, 2009 | Continued
In 10 Years of Putin, Russia Lost a Decade – Analyst
Writing for the Moscow Times newspaper, political analyst Yevgeny Kiselyov examines Vladimir Putin’s legacy.
Aug 6, 2009 | Continued
Former Russian PM Reveals Putin’s Campaign Against Tycoon
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov revealed a closed-door discussion he had with former Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the decision to target oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Jul 21, 2009 | Continued
Russian Media Spin Roundup: July 9th
Coverage of the Russian media: TV channel cuts Putin character from South Park Broadcast. Russia Today waxes on the “mystery” of the Russian opposition. Russian deputy reinterprets Obama’s words on Georgia. Imagined agreement over oil prices at the G8 summit.
Jul 9, 2009 | Continued
How Many Putins Does It Take To Save Russia?
After a series of economic protests in the small industrial town of Pikalevo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rushed in to try to resolve the situation on June 4th. Journalist Mikhail Rostovsky comments on the significance of the visit in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.
Jun 6, 2009 | Continued