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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

Russia rights groups fear crackdown as law changes

YoopyaJul 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a law that would brand many rights and campaign groups “foreign agents”,

Putin says to push military ties with China

YoopyaJun 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he will boost military cooperation with China, including holding more joint exercises, after the United States

Putin declares victory in Russia presidential election

YoopyaMar 5, 20120

Tens of thousands gather to celebrate in Moscow, but the opposition says it will hold its own mass rallies over fraud allegations. By Sergei L.

Kremlin woos Russian opposition after Putin win

YoopyaMar 5, 2012February 9, 20230

The Kremlin held out an olive branch to Russia’s opposition Monday before protesters take to the streets to challenge Vladimir Putin’s victory in a presidential

Putin warns West over Syria, Iran

YoopyaFeb 27, 20120

February 27, 2012 — MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned against military intervention in Syria or an attack on Iran in scathing criticism

Putin touts nukes, urges US to be more positive

YoopyaFeb 25, 20120

February 24, 2012 — MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s nuclear weapons, saying the country has enough strength that the U.S.