Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Minsk
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The president of Belarus discounted suggestions Russian leader Vladimir Putin could use talks on rejuvenating the idea of a merged post-Soviet state to create a power base after he steps down next year.
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MOSCOW, DECEMBER 2: When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sit down for the first-ever regular summit level talks on a range of regional and international issues in New Delhi tomorrow, much attention will be focused on
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The grandson of Russiaâs first president, Boris Yeltsin Jr., has been made head of the marketing department of the Midland Formula 1 team that will enter the racing championship in 2006.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to wartorn Chechnya ahead of presidential elections next week. He laid a wreath at the grave of the province&#39;s recently assassinated Russian-backed leader.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and Belarussian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky are expected to meet Tuesday during a session of the Council of Ministers of the Russia-Belarus Union State and to discuss ...
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In the course of his visit, Vladimir Putin will meet Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's favoured successor, Dmitri Medvedev, launches his election campaign.
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With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.
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Belarus offered to help Russian President Vladimir Putin resist U.S. plans for a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe on Friday, boosting the Kremlin's campaign against what it sees as Western military expansion.
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SOCHI, Russia  - Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who  will step down next year after eight years in power, may have a  surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency  RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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As Moscow moves to assert the Kremlin s authority in response to the Beslan crisis, it is simultaneously pushing for stronger economic and political ties with the former Soviet republics.
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The nomination of a low profile cabinet official to be prime minister raised questions about who might succeed President Vladimir V. Putin if he steps down.
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Russia's president installs a trusted ally, rather than one of the top contenders for the presidency, in the crucial post of prime minister. But does that really make him Putin's successor?
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Two top Kremlin officials have shown up on state-controlled television regularly for months, appearing decisive and statesmanlike, inspiring speculation that they are competing for the job of President Vladimir Putin.
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MINSK - Leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States meet on Tuesday to discuss the future of a post-Soviet grouping torn by disputes and stung by energy ultimatums from its mentor ...Comment