All Posts Tagged With: "Putin"
Financial Crisis Spilling into Real Russian Economy
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin underscored today that the global liquidity crisis is spilling into the real sector of the economy, despite the government’s best efforts to keep the financial sector under control.
Oct 13, 2008 | Continued
Russia and Venezuela Discuss Nuclear Cooperation
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, announcing that their respective countries were prepared to cooperate on nuclear energy.
Sep 26, 2008 | Continued
Putin Is Ruining Russia’s Economy – Kasparov
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov links the Russian stock market collapse to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev. “Until Russia has a government that is accountable to its citizens, no company or individual will be safe here,” he writes.
Sep 19, 2008 | Continued
Experts Comment on the Russian Market’s Downward Spiral
Russian experts were asked for their take on the consequences of Russia’s crashing stock market for the country’s economic and political future. Translation by theotherrussia.org
Sep 18, 2008 | Continued
Putin Slams Radio Station for Reporting on Georgian War
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally criticized one of the country’s only independent radio stations over its reporting of the war in Georgia. At a meeting with journalists, he told the editor-in-chief “You have to answer for this, Aleksei Alekseevich!”
Sep 17, 2008 | Continued
Scandal Involves a Knife, Munich, and Putin on Russian TV
Oleg Kozyrev comments on a debacle on Russian state television, where a magic trick broadcast the words “KNIFE MUNICH PUTIN” to millions of Russians. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Sep 10, 2008 | Continued
Putin the Staunch Republican?
Russian journalist Ilya Milshtein argues that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a staunch supporter of the US Republican Party. Exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 30, 2008 | Continued
Putin and Russia’s Collapsing Stock Market
In an article for the Yezhednevny Zhurnal, journalist Yulia Latynina comments on the evolving situation around Mechel, a Russian coal mining company that has lost a great deal of its market capitalization after a reprimand by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Jul 29, 2008 | Continued
Streets Cleaned, Media Silenced Ahead of Putin Visit
Print media in the northern city of Arkhangelsk have been told to cease publishing stories critical of the authorities, in preparation of a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Jul 9, 2008 | Continued
Putin Cuts Tax Benefits for Foreign NGOs
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slashed the list of foreign non-profits eligible for tax benefits in Russia, which may force a number of organizations to close their Russian offices.
Jul 3, 2008 | Continued