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Moscow, February 4 (Interfax) - Russia's top criminal investigation agency claims that the majority of Web videos that purportedly show fraud at polling stations during December's parliamentary elections in Russia "possess elements of montage," and that all of them "were disseminated from the same server, which is situated in the United States." Feb 4 at 17:42 |
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MUNICH (AP) — Moscow still sees two problems of "crucial importance" with a draft U.N. resolution on the violence in Syria, Russia's foreign minister said Saturday amid Western attempts to head off a Russian veto in the Security Council. Sergey Lavrov said the resolution makes too few demands of armed groups opposing President Bashar Assad's regime. He also said Moscow remains concerned about whether it prejudges the outcome of a national dialogue among political forces in Syria. Feb 4 at 14:49 | Associated Press |
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MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold inMoscowon Saturday to demand fair elections in a march againstVladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister. Opposition protesters also organized smaller protests in other cities across the vast country, one month before the March 4 presidential election which Putin is expected to win. Putin was president from 2000 until 2008, when he ushered Medevedev into the Kremlin because of a constitutional ban on three successive terms as head of state. Putin became prime minister but remained the dominant leader. Feb 4 at 12:32 | Reuters |
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Gazprom has acknowledged that it briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered the Kremlin-controlled monopoly to concentrate on domestic customers. Feb 4 at 12:07 | Associated Press |
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister sternly warned Washington Saturday that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal," a blunt warning that Moscow is prepared to use its veto power. Sergey Lavrov said in an interview broadcast on Russian state television Rossiya that Moscow had submitted its amendments to the Western-backed draft. He said that Russia hopes that "bias will not prevail over common sense." Feb 4 at 11:13 | Associated Press |
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BRUSSELS—Russian natural-gas supplies to Europe were curtailed for a third straight day Friday as particularly cold winter weather increased Russia's domestic demand."There has been a decrease in gas deliveries," said Marlene Holzner, a spokeswoman for European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger. "Russia is experiencing a really cold winter and it needs more gas than usual." Feb 4 at 09:51 |
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MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Russian police detained the leader of the Yabloko liberal opposition party for defying their orders on Saturday at a peaceful protest by up to 200 people to demand fair elections, the party said. Jan 14 at 19:37 | Reuters |
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IHS Global Insight: Turmoil follows election controversy in Georgia's South Ossetia breakaway region
Editor’s note: The following analysis was produced by IHS Global Insight, a consultancy that provides analysis of the business conditions, economic prospects and risks in over 200 countries. Nov 30, 2011 at 17:53 | Kyiv Post |
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MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin accepted his ruling party's nomination on Sunday to return to Russia's presidency, while accusing foreigners of funding his political opponents in a reminder of the anti-Western rhetoric that characterised his years in power. Nov 27, 2011 at 17:07 | Reuters |
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MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that foreign powers were seeking to influence Russia's Dec. 4 parliamentary election and a March presidential vote in which he confirmed he will run. Nov 27, 2011 at 13:01 | Reuters |
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MOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been formally nominated by the ruling United Russia party to run for president in next March's election. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:44 | Associated Press |
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MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin accepted his ruling United Russia party's nomination on Sunday as its candidate in a March 4 presidential vote, paving the way for his return to the country's top office after four years as prime minister. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:33 | Reuters |
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TBILISI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Two candidates who have voiced different hopes for Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region competed in a run-off election on Sunday for the presidency of the small territory that was the focus of a five-day war between Russia and Georgia in 2008. Nov 27, 2011 at 10:49 | Reuters |
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Gorki, Moscow region, November 26 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to fire Defense Ministry officials and employees of defense enterprises if they again drag out the implementation of the state defense order in 2012. Nov 26, 2011 at 15:43 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The Russian Defense Ministry does not plan to build aircraft carrying cruisers and support vessels for them before 2020, and no money has been allocated for these purposes, Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told journalists on Friday. Nov 18, 2011 at 09:40 | Interfax-Ukraine |