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Russian protesters face challenge after Putin win MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - Russian opposition leaders on Sunday called for a clear agenda and a grassroots focus on local elections to re-energise a protest movement running out of steam afterVladimir Putinconvincingly won a six-year presidential term.
Mar 11 at 18:18 | Reuters
Russia's space chief taken to hospital Russia's space agency says its chief Vladimir Popovkin has been hospitalized.
Mar 11 at 12:50 | Associated Press
RIA Novosti: Gazprom, Dong in Europe power plant talks Russian gas giant Gazprom and Danish firm Dong Energy may build a new combined heat and power plant in Western Europe, Gazprom said on Sunday.
Mar 11 at 12:08
Medvedev congratulates Putin on being elected Russian president Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Vladimir Putin on having been elected new Russian president.
Mar 8 at 12:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Expat Russians angry at Putin, wary of home LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Tatyana Sergeyeva has come a long way from her sleepy hometown in Russia's Muslim region of Tatarstan to become an economics student in London. And there is no going back now.
Mar 4 at 19:59 | Reuters
Exit poll results from Russian presidential election: Putin wins MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won a six-year term as Russia's president in an election on Sunday, exit polls showed.

Following are the exit polls from the state controlled All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) and the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).
Mar 4 at 19:22 | Reuters
Exit polls cited by Russian state television: Putin wins Russia's presidential election MOSCOW (AP) — Exit polls cited by state television say Vladimir Putin has won Russia's presidential election, which the opposition and independent observers say has been marred by widespread violations.
Mar 4 at 19:07 | Associated Press
Exit polls: Putin wins Russian presidency MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin and a mandate to deal with opposition protests after a vote that opponents said was marred by fraud.
Mar 4 at 19:01 | Reuters