Putin Agrees to Be ProtÃ©gÃ©âs Premier
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President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives Monday that would further strengthen the central government's control over the nation's political life.
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Moscow, 14 September: Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s decision to liberalize the market in Gazprom shares.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who openly backed Viktor Yushchenko's rival for president of the Ukraine, said Tuesday he could work with an administration headed by the pro-Western candidate.
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MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has signed the federal law on the ratification of an agreement on long-term cooperation between Russia and France in developing, building and using launch vehicles.
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Russia&#39;s upper house of parliament has approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s controversial plan to end direct elections to choose regional governors, and allow the Kremlin to appoint them instead.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin's favoured successor, Dmitri Medvedev, launches his election campaign.
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On December 27 President Putin has signed a decree, On the Procedure for Considering Candidacies for the Post of Chief Executive of a Russian Territory.
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IN THE four years since he became Russia&#39;s President after his predecessor Mr Boris Yeltsin bowed out, Mr Vladimir Putin has put an unmistakable stamp of personal authority on the Kremlin.
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Last week it became perfectly clear which candidate Russia -- specifically President Vladimir Putin and parliament -- should support in the Ukrainian presidential election.
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President Vladimir Putin makes a speech as he hosts Russia&#39;s Olympic athletes at a Kremlin banquet in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.
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Putin s decision on Monday to end the system of direct popular election of Russia s governors, and to have the Russian parliament elected on the basis of slates chosen by national party leaders he mostly ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Germany, has agreed on the participation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union in settling the Chechen conflict.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a number of concessions for a strengthened friendship with Germany, even a supporting role for Europe in solving the Chechnya conflict.
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Russia's parliament confirmed Viktor Zubkov as prime minister on Friday after he pledged to press ahead with President Vladimir Putin's economic policies and help rebuild the defense industry.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to give his annual news conference at the Kremlin.