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Russian oligarchs foot much of the bill for 2014 Olympics in Sochi as price of doing business

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. The nicknames used by

Kerry in Moscow to bridge gap with Russia on Syria

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to try to bridge the divide with Washington over the Syria conflict. He is to have

Magnitsky fallout may harm missile progress as U.S. talks to Putin

YoopyaApr 13, 20130

(Reuters) – Hope that a shift in U.S. missile defense strategy will improve relations with Russia risks being undermined by a fresh flare-up over human rights when

Vladimir Putin Dog Photo: Russian President Poses With Dogs In Snow In Latest Bizarre Press Picture

YoopyaApr 11, 2013June 30, 20240

Don’t worry, Russia. Everything’s fine! Giant meteors may be streaking through the sky, NGOs may be facing a government crackdown and intolerance towards the LGBT community may be on the

Putin says Korea conflict would be worse than Chernobyl

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern on Monday about the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula and said conflict there could cause greater

Putin signs law to allow him to pick Russian governors

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday letting him pick candidates to lead Russia’s regions if local lawmakers scrap popular polls, in

Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

(Reuters) – Russia’s parliament has given preliminary backing to a bill that would enable the country’s 83 regions to scrap popular elections of their leaders

Russia’s Mordovia woos new citizen Gerard Depardieu

YoopyaJan 7, 20130

The Russian region of Mordovia has invited French actor Gerard Depardieu to set up home there, hours after he received his Russian passport. Governor Vladimir

Putin flexes muscle in big test of Russia’s nuclear arsenal

YoopyaOct 22, 20120

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin took a leading role in the latest tests of Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenal, the most comprehensive since the 1991 Soviet

Russia’s Putin defiant on Syria, calls Romney “mistaken”

YoopyaSep 6, 20120

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signaled in an interview aired on Thursday that Russia is not ready to shift its stance on Syria, and suggested