Putinâs aide says interventionist policy could hamper growth ...
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LONDON, December 28  - The dismantling of the Russian oil giant Yukos (YUSA.FSE) and the governmentâs growing intervention in the economy could have a negative impact on the countryâs foreign investment inflows, Russian President
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Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin indirectly criticises President Putin's decision to increase his powers.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized upon the Beslan school tragedy to chip away even further at Russia&#39;s democracy. But instead of strengthening his own power, it&#39;s possible that his
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Ukraine's main opposition leader, on the eve of a trip to the U.S., warned Saturday that the former Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under the influence of Russia.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan  - Russia curtly told the  United States to stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S.  criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir  Putin's plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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PRESIDENT PUTIN faced the most serious foreign policy crisis of his five-year rule last night after the Kremlin s efforts to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine were left in tatters.
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Â· Europe tour may anger Kremlin before G8 summitÂ· Moscow comments are unhelpful, says Nato
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The Pentagon chief responds to tough talk on U.S. foreign policy from Russian President Vladimir Putin
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move earlier this week to enhance his own power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security
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Accusations by the United States that  Russia has backtracked on democracy are unfair, President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s top foreign policy aide was quoted as saying  two days before Putin meets U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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The global credit crisis and volatility across developed financial markets could yet hurt Russia and hinder long-term investment, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said late on Saturday.
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In an address to the countryâs top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal centerâs control over political life.
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Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Tuesday President Vladimir Putin's bid to consolidate power was not the way Washington wanted Russia to move.
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His promise of a safer Russia looking hollow after a week of disasters, President Vladimir Putin may now put his traumatised country under even tighter control, political analysts say.
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The government Thursday approved a new program to fight diseases that contribute to Russia's plunging population, which President Vladimir Putin has singled out as a serious hindrance to its prosperity, news reports said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly warned against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, accusing the West of trying to force its conception of democracy on countries in the region.