Putin offers peace terms to oligarchs
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President Vladimir Putin tried yesterday to put an end to fears of a further state clampdown on big business in Russia by saying that the state should &quot;guarantee private property&quot;, while also demanding that firms pay more towards poverty reduction and
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President Vladimir V. Putin warned Russia&#39;s business elite on Tuesday to &quot;get used to paying taxes and observing the law,&#39;&#39; but he also sought to allay investor fears
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree permitting Russian organizations to sell weapons and military equipment to Iraq's provisional government, the Kremlin said Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral issues with Finland&#39;s president Wednesday, Interfax news agency reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin throws a question mark over the future of Yukos, saying state-owned companies should be allowed to buy the oil firm's assets.
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MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to revive peace talks with Japan that would end their technical state of war dating back to World War II.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Russia is willing to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan under a declaration that the Soviet Union signed in 1956.
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France and Russia have signed deals in the transport and aviation sectors worth 10 billion dollars, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac.
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Russia will move aggressively into the war against international terrorism by cooperating more closely with the United States. President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced sweeping measures to beef up Kremlin
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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State-controlled companies have every right to bid for Yukos assets if they are sold to pay off the firm&#39;s whopping tax debt, although the government is not seeking to nationalize the company, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.
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Russia's president Vladimir Putin says the purchase of Yukos' main asset by state-owned oil group Rosneft was done in accordance with free market principles.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed Russia&#39;s willingness to start the early repayment of debts within the framework of the Paris Club.
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President Putin offers guarded support for Iran's divisive nuclear programme after talks in Tehran.
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The chairman of beleaguered Russian oil giant said the owners of the company could seek to resolve their conflict with the Kremlin by selling their stakes.