Putin boosts finance minister Kudrin in reshuffle
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Russian President Vladimir Putin boosted the authority of Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, seen as a guarantor of economic stability, in a government reshuffle on Monday that dropped Economy Minister German Gref.
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President Vladimir Putin chose a little-known government official to become Russia's new prime minister Wednesday, a surprise move that set off fevered speculation over whether loyal technocrat Viktor Zubkov was being groomed to replace Putin next spring.
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Russia is to invest more than $5bn extra in its security services to help combat terrorism. Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who announced the move, said the fight against terror would be a top budget priority in 2005.
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MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia&#39;s fragile democracy.
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The Russian government has returned to making select "acquisitions."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for  him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the  leading candidate in an election for president next March.
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MOSCOW Sept. 14, 2004 - Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring $5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, the first concrete new step in the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir Putin has called the country&#39;s No.
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President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered  sweeping changes to Russia's political system on Monday to help  combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of  exploiting this month's bloody school siege to boost his power.
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President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma  gained Vladimir Putin's backing Thursday against calls for a  quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential  election the opposition is certain it would win.
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Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring &#36;5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, indicating it was trying to mobilize resources quickly for a battle on terrorism that President Vladimir Putin has called the country's No. 1 priority.
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Russia could make early repayment next year of up to $10bn worth of its $48bn of foreign debt to the Paris Club of sovereign lenders, Alexei Kudrin, finance minister, announced on Monday.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin yesterday nominated a longtime associate who is a largely anonymous figure to be the country's new prime minister, scrambling predictions about who will be the Kremlin-backed candidate in next March's presidential election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shakeup that comes less than three months before crucial parliamentary elections
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.