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"Such a system as [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin's is exactly a target for destruction. It needs to be destroyed."
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian skiing federation and Olympic committee could face sanctions if there are more doping cases involving the country's skiers, the head of the sport's governing body said Saturday. Nov 21, 2009 at 22:51 | Wire reports |
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In the decade since Putin’s rise, Russians have grown inured to celebrity criminal cases. The murders of politicians, journalists and human rights activists; apartment-house blocks bombed to ruins; the carnage of the hostage sieges in Moscow and Beslan — the acts of horror and terror have numbed the populace. The exception is the delo Khodorkovskogo — the Mikhail Khodorkovsky case. No other affair has lingered as long in the minds of so many. The case marked a turning point for Russia, the divide between the turbulent Yeltsin years and the stricter rule of the Putin era. And today, in its second iteration unfolding in Moscow, much more than the fate of an oligarch hangs in the balance. Read the story here. Nov 21, 2009 at 21:20 | Wire reports |
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result. Nov 21, 2009 at 20:34 | Wire reports |
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ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday chided officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party with unprecedented bluntness, saying they should stop trying to manipulate elections and learn to win fairly. Nov 21, 2009 at 19:13 | Associated Press and Staff reports |
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Moscow- Twenty-four servicemen died in the Russian armed forces through crimes or accidents in October, the Defense Ministry has reported. Nov 21, 2009 at 16:50 | Wire reports |
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ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports. Nov 21, 2009 at 14:45 | Associated Press and Staff reports |
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ST PETERSBURG - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday scolded leaders of Russia's ruling party for failing to ensure democratic local elections last month and told them to win future contests fairly. Nov 21, 2009 at 14:13 | Reuters |
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BAKU - Azerbaijan said talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be "decisive" and warned Azeri troops were ready to use force to take back the rebel region if they fail. Nov 21, 2009 at 14:03 | Reuters |
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Yalta - Payments in national currencies between CIS countries were actively discussed at a meeting of the Council of the CIS heads of government in Yalta, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said. Nov 21, 2009 at 13:24 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russia has the world's most fraudulent economy and attempts to stamp out white-collar crime have done little to stop its spread during the global financial downturn, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a survey. Seventy-one percent of Russian respondents to PwC's global economic crime survey said they had been subject to economic crime in the past year, more than in next-ranked South Africa, Kenya, Canada and Mexico. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:53 | Wire reports |
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MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman killed a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church and seriously wounded the reverend's assistant, officials said Friday. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:39 | Wire reports |
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MOSCOW (AP) — The brother of a Chechen government critic slain in Dubai this year is asking Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for protection. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:35 | Wire reports |
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:31 | Wire reports |
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MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:24 | Wire reports |
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday. Nov 21, 2009 at 08:18 | Wire reports |