First deputy presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has dismissed speculation about President Vladimir Putin’s further tenure, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
Popularity: 1% [?]
April 17, 2007Russian police clubbed and detained opposition protestors St. Petersburg on Sunday during a non-sanctioned rally against President Vladimir Putin, The Associated Press Reports.
Popularity: 5% [?]
April 16, 2007Russian exiled billionaire Boris Berezovsky said Friday that he was planning a revolution in Russia to overthrow President Vladimir Putin.
Popularity: 5% [?]
April 13, 2007An anti-Kremlin rally in central Moscow on Saturday could spill over into violence, march organisers and their opponents said on Thursday, the Reuters news agency reports.
Popularity: 2% [?]
The talk that President Vladimir Putin will run for the third term should not be taken seriously, says chairman of the Central Elections Commission Vladimir Churov who came into office last week.
Popularity: 1% [?]
April 10, 2007Vladimir Putin on Friday again said he did not intend to remain in office after his second presidential term expires in 2008, The Associated Press reports. The statement was made after upper house speaker Boris Gryzlov has called for constitutional changes that would allow Putin to stay.
Popularity: 2% [?]
April 1, 2007A former classmate and workmate of Russian President Vladimir Putin will run next year’s crucial presidential election, the Reuters news agency reports.
Popularity: 1% [?]
March 29, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia will not be seeking membership of the European Union, but hopes to develop ties with the group, Reuters news agency reported on Monday.
Popularity: 1% [?]
March 26, 2007Vladimir Putin ordered a special Kremlin inquiry into the three tragedies to hit Russia since the weekend, Reuters news agency reported.
Popularity: 6% [?]
March 21, 2007Russian biggest carrier Aeroflot will acquire 22 Airbus A350 jets, said Aeroflot general director Valery Okulov. The deal (about $4 billion) is the largest purchase in Russian aviation history, according to news agencies.
Popularity: 5% [?]
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