AllInOneNews: Putin

Putin piles on Arctic pressure

Wed Feb 08 01:03:58 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By Stephen Blank Russian foreign policy under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is increasingly resorting to gunboat diplomacy. However, another key element in Putin's agenda has been his

Russians in provinces support Vladimir Putin but not his party

Fri Feb 03 02:00:00 CST 2012

[Los Angeles Times] Moscow protests against Vladimir Putin may grab headlines, but in the provinces many cling to presidential candidate Putin as the one who brought stability.With his stocky frame, broad face, blue overalls and red helmet, Andrei Smirnov looks as though he just stepped from a Soviet-style postcard of the ideal working-class figure.

Putin doesn't scare easy but takes economic steps

Sun Feb 05 11:20:52 CST 2012

[New Europe News, Belgium] Even though Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is still more popular than any other politician in Russia, his authority may be diminished. Putin, who is expected to win the presidential elections scheduled for 4 March despite widespread protests, acknowledged for the first time on 1 February that he might face a runoff but warned that it might result in the destabilisation of the country. read more

Gorbachev: Putin has 'exhausted' his potential

Thu Feb 09 07:04:12 CST 2012

[USATODAY.com] Gorbachev recently urged Putin to give up power and annul the results of December's fraud-tainted parliamentary vote.

Putin enters the dragon's den

Fri Feb 10 20:03:52 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By M K Bhadrakumar Within a fortnight of his announcement to stand in the Russian presidential election in early 2012, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will be heading for Beijing. The Kremlin

Putin Seeks Payments From Oligarchs

Thu Feb 09 22:19:28 CST 2012

[WSJ.com, The Wall Street Journal] The tycoons who reaped fortunes thanks to Russia's controversial 1990s privatizations should make a one-time windfall payment to legitimize their holdings, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.

Putin sends 'what reset' message

Mon Feb 06 04:29:46 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By Pavel K Baev Vladimir Putin made his first visit in his new status of president-all-but-elect to China last week and used the opportunity to emphasize the unprecedented level of trust

Putin's red-hot dossier of liaisons

Thu Feb 09 16:27:42 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By RFE/RL The relationship between Russian Prime Minister and probable future president Vladimir Putin and his wife of 28 years, Lyudmila, has been alternately portrayed as a nightmare union

Russians brave cold in bid to oust Putin

Sat Feb 04 01:26:00 CST 2012

[Mail & Guardian Online] Tens of thousands of Russians are set to march through Moscow, braving freezing temperatures to challenge Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

Putin Support Tepid but Broad in Industrial Russia

Fri Feb 10 10:46:46 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune, France] A working-class city in Russia embodies support for Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, though it seems to be based mostly on an absence of options.

Putin plugs popularity with US 'parasite' jibe

Sun Feb 05 08:21:02 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin activists at a youth camp on August 1 that the United States was behaving like a 'parasite' on the

Putin campaign focuses on working classes

Fri Feb 03 08:55:37 CST 2012

[Associated Press] TIKHVIN, Russia (AP) -- Clad in a bomber jacket, Vladimir Putin walks briskly into a new railway car plant, greets workers and pushes a button to launch production....

Putin's European goalno longer a pipe dream

Fri Feb 10 20:03:29 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] By M K Bhadrakumar For Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, September 6 will remain as one of the memorable days of his checkered public life. The Nord Stream pipeline carrying Russian

Putin hails Antarctic lake discovery

Fri Feb 10 05:29:47 CST 2012

[Associated Press] MOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised Russian scientists who have reached a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica hidden under more than two miles of ice....

Vladimir Putin Warns of Growing 'Cult of Violence'

Wed Feb 08 11:45:39 CST 2012

[The New York Times] Vladimir V. Putin said there was an increased willingness around the world to resort to force in political disputes, and expressed concern that upheavals in the Middle East could spark trouble in Russia.

Putin Pledges to Limit Officials' Traffic Privileges

Tue Feb 07 21:08:32 CST 2012

[The New York Times] Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin pledged to reduce the number of Russian officials who are allowed to bypass traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road.

Tens of thousands brave Moscow cold to protest against Putin

Sat Feb 04 22:57:00 CST 2012

[Los Angeles Times] The third mass protest in Moscow in two months against Russia leader Vladimir Putin and demanding fair elections appeared to have been the largest yet.

Tens of thousands in Moscow rally against Putin's rule

Sat Feb 04 11:06:11 CST 2012

[USATODAY.com] Tens of thousands marched in Moscow on Saturday against the rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is seeking re-election.

Thousands Rally Against Putin

Sat Feb 04 06:10:55 CST 2012

[WSJ.com, The Wall Street Journal] Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.

Putin warns of "acting like a bull in china shop" in Syria

Wed Feb 08 17:14:49 CST 2012

[China News.Net] MOSCOW: Russian leaders under fire for a UN veto Wednesday rejected outside interference in the Syrian conflict, with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warning against behaving 'like a bull in a ...

Russians rally against Putin's rule

Sat Feb 04 07:44:06 CST 2012

[The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]

Tens of thousands of Russians gathered in downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.

Russia's Syria veto at UN to 'protect' Putin, opponent says

Wed Feb 08 16:28:01 CST 2012

[The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fears he'll be the next strongman to fall if Russia allows the UN to take action around the world, one of the country's opposition leaders said Wednesday.

Russia's Putin condemns "horrible crimes" in Libya

Wed Feb 08 01:34:13 CST 2012

[Reuters] MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday "horrible crimes" were being committed in Libyan cities that supported late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Saturday Profile: Sergei Kolesnikov Aims to Expose Corruption of Putin Era

Mon Feb 06 14:51:03 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune, France] Sergei Kolesnikov became a prosperous businessman and part of the crony capitalist web surrounding Vladimir V. Putin. Now he is waging a risky campaign to expose corruption.

Tens of thousands rally against Putin

Sat Feb 04 04:38:33 CST 2012

[Associated Press] MOSCOW (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March....

Putin, in Campaign Mode, Proposes VTB Buyback

Thu Feb 02 20:22:34 CST 2012

[WSJ.com, The Wall Street Journal] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin courted the financial community, pledging to fight corruption and curtail bureaucracy'and unveiled a surprise proposal to buy small investors out of a disastrous 2007 IPO of state-owned bank VTB at the offering price.

Russian oligarchs should pay privatization fee: Putin

Thu Feb 09 01:19:54 CST 2012

[Reuters] MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seeking to return to the presidency in an election next month, said on Thursday large Russian companies privatized "dishonestly" in the 1990s should pay a fee to win public acceptance for the deals.

Putin Tries to Counter Mass Demonstrations With His Own

Sat Feb 04 10:39:13 CST 2012

[Forbes] The organizers of the planned "For Honest Elections" demonstration scheduled for today (February 4) held their breath. They knew the Moscow temperature would be minus 10 Celsius at noon. Could they get a hundred thousand protestors for the demonstration at Bolotnaya Square? If weather had kept Putin protesters away, the government would cheer that the ...

Russians in thousands give Putin the cold shoulder

Sat Feb 04 06:57:36 CST 2012

[The Washington Post] MOSCOW ' Tens of thousands of Russians embraced the numbing cold and marched to a frozen river bank near the Kremlin Saturday, demonstrating their determination to keep up the pressure on Vladimir V. Putin for fair elections and honest government.Read full article >>

Tens of Thousands Rally Against Putin

Sat Feb 04 10:47:04 CST 2012

[Fox News]

Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs

Fri Feb 10 05:28:43 CST 2012

[Reuters] MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists.

Russians stage rival protests over Putin

Fri Feb 03 23:26:57 CST 2012

[Reuters] MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

Putin says int’l community should not act in Syria like elephant in china shop

Wed Feb 08 17:36:15 CST 2012

[China News.Net] MOSCOW, February 9 (Itar-Tass) - The international community should not act in Syria like an elephant in a china shop, Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin ...

Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule

Sat Feb 04 10:47:07 CST 2012

[Associated Press] MOSCOW (AP) -- Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years....

Putin pledges to cut officials' traffic privileges

Tue Feb 07 06:53:33 CST 2012

[Associated Press] MOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely bypass Moscow's notorious traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road and even driving into oncoming lanes....

Tens of thousands rally against Putin in Moscow - Russian scientists eye moon mission this decade

Sat Feb 04 16:07:11 CST 2012

[Fox News]

The World On A Page

Sun Jan 29 23:00:00 CST 2012

[MSNBC] Shrinking Britain, genocidal generals, a socialist Bard'and Putin's favorite books.

Russia: Protests and opposition

Thu Feb 02 19:01:11 CST 2012

[BBC News] Meet the disparate opposition to Russia's Vladimir Putin

Vote rigging fears ahead of Russian poll

Fri Feb 03 19:11:07 CST 2012

[BBC News] Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election

Op-Ed Columnist: Russia: Sort of, but Not Really

Sat Feb 04 20:39:00 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune, France] Vladimir Putin has been unable to make the political, economic and educational changes needed to make Russia a modern European state. Will he step up?

Anti-Putin protesters unite in pursuit of political change

Sun Feb 05 22:59:11 CST 2012

[USATODAY.com] Russian protesters say they face a long struggle as they demand fair elections and an end Vladimir Putin's rule.

Putin ignores gathering storm

Sun Feb 05 08:21:05 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] new phase of turmoil, for which it is no better prepared than it was in mid-2008. Most world leaders frequently hold emergency sessions of their cabinets and try to convince opposition

Bear nettles the eagle, dragon smiles

Thu Feb 09 01:21:25 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] The response is strongly worded, no doubt, and four things must be noted. One, this has been a rare personal accusation of Clinton herself for inciting instability in Russia. Two, Putin segregated

Thousands Brave Sub-Zero Moscow to Protest Putin

Sat Feb 04 13:38:11 CST 2012

[Fox News] Protesters rally for free elections amid widespread fraud allegations in December's parliamentary vote Russia to Send Cosmonauts to the Moon?

Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow

Sun Feb 05 08:49:29 CST 2012

[WSJ.com, The Wall Street Journal] Russians flooded Moscow as rival protests for and against the Kremlin highlighted rising political tensions ahead of Putin's bid to reclaim the presidency in March.

Dueling mass rallies held in Moscow

Sun Feb 05 06:38:37 CST 2012

[CNN.com International] Braving bitter cold, Muscovites in favor of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and those convinced parliamentary election results were rigged took to the streets Saturday.

Billionaire joins anti-Putin protests

Sat Feb 04 09:43:58 CST 2012

[CNN.com International] Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov joins thousands protesting Vladimir Putin's control of Russia. CNN's Phil Black reports.

Russian Literati Plot Activist Role

Thu Feb 02 20:21:07 CST 2012

[WSJ.com, The Wall Street Journal] A well-known Russian writer has been thrust into a tumultuous struggle over the future of the country and its longtime ruler, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow

Sat Feb 04 13:26:47 CST 2012

[BBC News] Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

Thousands in rival Moscow marches

Sat Feb 04 03:41:49 CST 2012

[BBC News] Thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Valdimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.

West cannot ‘behave like elephant in china shop’ in Syria

Wed Feb 08 17:51:47 CST 2012

[China News.Net] February 8, 2012 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the world faced a growing ';cult of violence'; and Moscow must not let events like those in Libya and Syria be ...

Moscow Cultural Landmark Is Seen as Threatened

Mon Dec 14 23:03:42 CST 2009

[The New York Times] Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin has signed a decree that critics say would allow developers to demolish a Soviet-era cultural landmark, the Central House of Artists.

Putin Aide Says Foreign Hands Are Behind Protests

Fri Feb 03 22:48:08 CST 2012

[The New York Times] The aide said that Russian intelligence services previously reported plans for the outbreak of street protests, implying that a blueprint for unrest was drawn up in Washington.

Putin Aide Says Protests the Work of Foreign Forces

Fri Feb 03 11:12:39 CST 2012

[The New York Times] The aide suggested that recent street protests in Moscow were provoked by foreign governments, but are also evidence of growing demands for political participation.

‘Stop acting like an elephant in a china shop’ – Putin

Wed Feb 08 17:00:06 CST 2012

[China News.Net] Russia and China have vetoed the latest UN Security Council resolution on the ongoing violence in Syria because it leaves out sanctions on the opposition alongside those on the Assad government, and ...

Propaganda or Clever Hoax Tajik’s Putin Ballad Becomes Talk of Electorate

Wed Feb 08 02:41:51 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] Nobody seems to know where he came from, but over the last day or so, a man calling himself Tolibjon Kurbankhanov has become an online sensation in Russia. Kurbankhanov, supposedly a Tajik migrant

Turkey plays paltry hand

Mon Feb 06 22:11:37 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Gazprom chief executive officer Aleksei Miller announced on December 30 that Turkey has authorized the construction of Gazprom's South Stream

Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia

Sun Feb 05 03:47:27 CST 2012

[Reuters] MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the momentum of their protest movement.

Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia

Sat Feb 04 06:06:15 CST 2012

[The New York Times] Tens of thousands marched on Saturday through a city gripped by bitter cold, in a third major effort by Russians opposed to Vladimir V. Putin's return to the presidency.

Their vigor unflagging, Russians protest

Sat Feb 04 11:24:00 CST 2012

[The Washington Post] MOSCOW ' Tens of thousands of Russians embraced the numbing cold and marched to a frozen riverbank near the Kremlin on Saturday, demonstrating their determination to keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin for fair elections and honest government.Read full article >>

Paratroopers' anti-Putin protest song hits a chord

Mon Feb 06 09:35:17 CST 2012

[The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]

The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.

Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

Thu Feb 02 07:10:22 CST 2012

[Tajikistan News.Net] The Eurasian Economic Union comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan should take into account the experience and mistakes of the European Union countries, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on

Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally

Sun Feb 05 08:27:18 CST 2012

[Associated Press] MOSCOW (AP) -- The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin....

Lessons for Russia from the Orange Revolution

Mon Feb 06 08:04:59 CST 2012

[Forbes] The ongoing series of protests ?for honest elections? has a lot of people, including a lot of Russians, talking about an ?orange scenario? in which Putin is forced to leave office by a wave of people power and in which a new government with democratic legitimacy takes over. Without getting dragged into a discussion of ...

Low-key billionaire Prokhorov takes to Russian stump

Fri Feb 03 09:48:16 CST 2012

[The Washington Post] NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia ' Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month's presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. Read full article >>

Mikhail Prokhorov, a low-key billionaire, takes to Russian stump

Fri Feb 03 09:48:00 CST 2012

[The Washington Post] Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month's presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Read full article >>

Elections in Russia go 'Big Brother'

Fri Feb 03 12:36:05 CST 2012

[New Europe News, Belgium] After recent public protests in reaction to widespread allegations of ballot box-stuffing and other voting irregularities in December's State Duma elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of web cameras to cover every polling station around the country, in an effort to prevent voting fraud for Russia’s March presidential elections. read more

Hidden hand, clean hand in Russian politics

Fri Feb 03 05:00:00 CST 2012

[Asia Times Online] Over seven decades after Joseph Stalin's Great Purge, his star is rising, particularly among younger Russians for whom the dictator is a symbol of strong and clean hands. Most Russians suspect the hands of everyone contending for political power to be hidden, weak and corrupt. Russians think they can grasp what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's hands can do - and are loathe to trust the devils they don't know. - John Helmer (Feb 3, '12)

Hundreds Reported Dead in Syrian Assault; UN to Meet on Resolution

Sat Feb 04 10:34:11 CST 2012

[Fox News] President Obama condemns 'unspeakable assault' in Homs where activists say 200 people were killed as the UN Security Council prepares to meet Saturday on a draft resolution backing a call for President Assad to step down.Tunisia Expels Syrian Ambassador over Homs Deaths | Obama Accuses Syria of 'Disdain for Human Life'Witnesses: Kuwait Protesters Storm Syrian Embassy | Tens of Thousands Rally Against Putin