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Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. Complete Story...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticized talk of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, undermining U.S. efforts to present a united front against Tehran's nuclear program at a crucial moment.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin showed support for Chechnya's controversial leader Monday by praising his assassinated father — the first Kremlin-backed Chechen president — and laying flowers at his grave.
Vladimir Putin celebrated a decade in power Sunday, and it appears the former KGB strongman may maintain his grip on Russia's government for years to come.
Vladimir Putin drew scrutiny reserved for Hollywood action heroes this week, as Kremlin images of him fishing, swimming, rowing and riding bare-chested on a Siberian mountain were snapped up by media all over the world.
The Czar-boro man? When Vladimir Putin rode a horse bare-chested through a rustic region of Siberia, it produced astonishing images casting him as a rugged Russian outdoorsman.
Vladimir Putin stripped to the waist for photographers while visiting a remote, rugged region of Siberia, cultivating the macho image that has helped him remain Russia's most popular leader more than a year after stepping down as president.
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev can both claim success at a summit meant to put badly strained ties on track, but a third figure also seems to have emerged a winner: Vladimir Putin.
A White House official says President Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "formed the basis of a good relation" during a two-hour meeting at Putin's residence outside Moscow.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says his first meeting with President Barack Obama went "very well."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the U.S. president is wrong to suggest he remains mired in a Cold War mindset.
For the second time this month, Vladimir Putin has stood up for the common man, at a carefully staged media event.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram wishing former U.S. President George H.W. Bush a happy 85th birthday, saying he deserves to be considered among the "most authoritative" world leaders.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is willing to abandon nuclear weapons, if the United States and all other countries that have them do the same.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West on Sunday not to meddle in relations between Russia and Ukraine, according to remarks cited by state-run news agencies.
Georgia isn't likely to get many votes from Russia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest — not with a ditty that teases Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
A British-based ABBA tribute band said Friday the Kremlin whisked it away to perform a private concert for Vladimir Putin — offering a rare glimpse into the private life of the secretive Russian prime minister.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called the world financial crisis a "perfect storm" whose destructive powers were multiplied worldwide, and urged economic rivals to work together to find an exit route.
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Friday with European energy company chiefs to push his idea of a consortium to help pay for the gas needed to move Russian gas supplies to Europe.
It's Vladimir Putin and oil again, but this time the oil is on canvas.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday urged Russians to shun imported foreign cars in favor of locally produced ones — which the government even offered to help ship to remote regions — in an effort to help a troubled auto industry.
Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday.
In a commanding, czar-like performance, Vladimir Putin held a live televised question-and-answer session Thursday which indicated once again that he considers himself Russia's leader, even though he now holds its No. 2 position.
There's no doubt what Vladimir Putin's favorite birthday present is this year — a rare Ussuri tiger cub.
The Editor Of 'Forbes Russia' Picks The Seven Most Powerful People In Russia In Russia the question of who is more powerful is not a theoretical one. One has to know where to find friends and whom not to irritate.
'Oil and Gas Is Our Drug': Der Spiegel Interview with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev:Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talks to SPIEGEL about how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected Russia, his controversial relationship to Vladmir Putin and possible sanctions against Iran.
Crushing the media by Ralph PetersLeft's global drive for control The Obama administration's un-American attempt to vilify Fox News only increased the network's popularity. But this White House debacle can't be judged in isolation: There's a global leftwing assault on the freedom of information.
Putin's Game: Why Russia Won't Cooperate on IranAfter years of stalemate, negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear development program seemed to progress last week when an Iranian delegation in Vienna agreed to the export and modification of its low-enriched uranium. The resulting optimism did not last.
Obama at Odds With His Own Vision for the World by Michael BaroneLast year, Obama told Berliners that we and they are "heirs to a struggle for freedom." This year, his administration has been busy trying to appease dictatorial and authoritarian regimes. So maybe he was wise to skip a return appearance in Berlin.
Works and Days ยป ObamanoiaDid Obama really think he would be elected, hailed as the anti-war laureate, simply summon home the troops from the "quagmire" in Iraq, and then fly over to Kabul to do a Victory Column speech?).
Works and Days: Confusions of the Age: To Russia With Love. and how Putin screwed ObamaTo Russia With Love.
Debacle in Moscow by Charles Krauthammer"About the only thing more comical than Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize was the reaction of those who deemed the award "premature," as if the brilliance of Obama's foreign policy is so self-evident and its success so assured that if only the Norway Five had waited a few years, h …
Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb - Times OnlineFrom The Sunday Times October 4, 2009
Obama's French Lesson by Charles Krauthammer"President Obama, I support the Americans' outstretched hand. But what did the international community gain from these offers of dialogue? Nothing." -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Sept. 24
For those of you that are wondering, "Cherni Piar" is Russian for "Black PR". The "piar" is a transliteration of the acronym for Public Relations. It refers specifically to the intensely corrupt nature of political campaigning within the Russian Federation.
The Ballistic Missile Defense Decision -- Russia, the US, Poland, Israel and Iran"From the Russian point of view, the gesture is welcome but insufficient. They are not going to solve a major strategic problem for the United States simply in return for moving the BMD.
Russia's latest response to the Obama administration's attempts to deal on international issues that America wants Russia's assistance on has shown that Russia's leaders have concluded that they can extract what they want from Obama.
Obama's Strategic Confusion His move on missile defense raises troubling questions.
Obama feeds allies to bear by Ralph PetersObama's foreign policy embodies a line from "Animal House": "You [screwed] up -- you trusted us!"
Mark Steyn: Obama helping Putin restitch Iron CurtainScrapping of U.S. missile defense plans hands big victory to Russia's new czar.
Russia gets its way...Putin said he expected those decisions to include "the complete removal of all restrictions on cooperation with Russia" and support for Russia's joint WTO bid.
Engaging with Iran is like having sex with someone who hates you. - Christopher Hitchens - Slate MagazineMight it be possible that this latest initiative from Tehran is yet another attempt to buy time or run out the clock? This seems like another snow job from the mullahs.
Did US and NATO do a deal with Russia to scrap missile defense shield and isolate China on Iran?Three articles: Did the US do a deal with Russia?
Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile DefenceThis is bad news for all who care about the US commitment to the transatlantic alliance and the defence of Europe as well as the United States.
Putin says he wants to be president again in 2012. He and Medvedev to share power. I do not think he will wait that long. "Was there competition in 2007? No. Then we won't have any in 2012" This man scares me, one never knows what he will do or say next.
Putin: We have no reason to doubt IranThe Russian prime minister is not using his head and is a total idoit. I feel that Israel has once again been backstabbed by a head of state. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has tried to work with the Russian Goverment.
I'm sure today many will be writing and talking about remembrances. We all have stories about 9.11; where we were, how the country felt, how we all came together. The whole world, even our supposed enemies cried with us.
I can see you daddy! Barack Obama gets a sneaky visit from daughter Sasha iReplicating both JFK and Putin? Oh, my.
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