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Putin, Medvedev Congratulate Russian Hockey Team
Russia Ready for Global Economic Changes - Medvedev
07:36 20/05/2012
Unfavorable situations in the global economy are possible, but Russia is ready to withstand them, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russia’s Medvedev Holds Bilateral Meeting With U.S. Obama
05:24 20/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev assured U.S. President Barack Obama of Russia’s succession in its foreign policies course after Vladimir Putin took the post of the country’s president.
1Putin Cracks Down on Car Sirens Used by Officials
12:29 19/05/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slashed by almost a half the number of officials allowed to use car sires, in what appears to be an effort to quell public anger over the misuse of blue flashing lights on the country's roads.
G8 Leaders: Iran Must Assure World Over Nuke Program
10:08 19/05/2012
The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David on Friday-Saturday agreed that Iran needed to take concrete steps to prove the claim that its nuclear program was peaceful, a U.S. official said.
Putin Offers ‘Opposition Basher’ Envoy Post
15:36 18/05/2012
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has on Friday offered the position of his authorized representative in the Urals region to a man who has offered to disperse opposition rallies in Moscow with a bunch of friends.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 18
15:31 18/05/2012
St. Petersburg activist shares outrageous election fraud video \ ASI Director: Our Businesses Environment Is the Best in Russia
Medvedev Denies Cabinet Rumors
14:54 18/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev denied rumors that information on the structure and composition of the new government will be publicized at a fiscal policy meeting on Friday.
Russia to Discuss Climate, Terrorism with G8
12:58 18/05/2012
Russia will push for finalizing an agreement on greenhouse gases and a discussion on global terrorism at the G8 summit in Camp David in Maryland, which kicks off on Friday, the Russian government said.
Putin’s Popularity Among Russians Grows – Poll
21:59 17/05/2012
Electoral ratings of Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown to 55% returning to 2010 levels, the Public Opinion Foundation said on Thursday.
5Anti-Putin Camp in Moscow Not Legalized
18:36 17/05/2012
Opposition lawmakers in Moscow failed on Thursday to legalize a resilient opposition camp in the city’s center that faces pressure from city authorities and law enforcement.
Medvedev Warns of ‘Full-Blown Wars’
13:49 17/05/2012
Military intervention in the sovereign affairs of other states may lead to outright war, including nuclear war, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
27Opposition MPs to Walk Out on Public Order Bill
12:45 17/05/2012
Opposition MPs may walk out of parliament when the lower house debates a bill on Friday to stiffen penalties for breaching restrictions on public demonstrations, a Communist Party lawmaker said.
G8 Summit to Focus on Syria, Iran - Kremlin
11:08 17/05/2012
The Group of Eight industrial nations meeting outside Washington on 18-19 May will begin with talks on Syria and Iran, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, May 17, 2012
08:13 17/05/2012Moscow Opposition Camp ‘May Receive Festival Status’
07:56 17/05/2012
The Moscow opposition camp that moved to another location in the center of the Russian capital may receive the status of a festival, the Kommersant daily reported on Thursday citing a municipal assembly deputy.
Over 30 Detained in Downtown Moscow - Police Source
01:50 17/05/2012
Over 30 protesters have been detained in downtown Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Due West: Putin Signals Foreign Policy Shift
21:16 16/05/2012
Ever since his inauguration on May 7, President Vladimir Putin has been engaged in frenzied activities designed to convince the world that he is in full control of Russian politics, economics and foreign policy.
5Russia Tightens Defense Contract Standards
18:45 16/05/2012The Russian parliament approved on Wednesday in the first reading a government sponsored bill penalizing officials for failure to place state defense contracts on time.

Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
17:36 16/05/2012
The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era distrust, Russian analysts said.
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