Putin Backs Rosneft-Gazprom Deal
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President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to make the state oil company Rosneft a subsidiary of Gazprom &#151; a major step toward giving foreign investors access to the natural gas giant's coveted local shares.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union.
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KIEV -- President Leonid Kuchma won crucial political support yesterday from President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who sided with him in rejecting an opposition demand to rerun the presidential runoff held 11 days ago.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has affirmed that the sale of Yukos&#39;s biggest subsidiary company Yugansk to BaikalFinansGroup complied with the law.
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RBC, 14.09.2004, Moscow 16:47:50.News about Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s approval of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s proposal to exchange a stake in Gazprom for Rosneft assets spurred an upward trend on the stock market, traders say.
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Russia's president endorsed the sale of a majority stake in Siberian oil fields held by Yukos, the besieged Russian oil conglomerate, and said the purchase had followed the law.
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Russian President Putin approved the suggestion made by Prime Minister Fradkov to promptly liberalize the share market of natural gas monopoly Gazprom .
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
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The Russian Federation Federal Antimonopoly Service has approved the acquisition by the Rosneft state oil company of Baykalfinansgrup, which won the auction for the sale of the controlling package of shares in the Yuganskneftegaz company, Interfax has
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Russia's Vladimir Putin sends a message of support  to George W Bush after his re-election as US President.
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Just hours after President Vladimir Putin sent Gazprom shares soaring by indicating he backed ending the long-derided dual trading system for the gas giant&#39;s shares
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backed India&#39;s bid for a UN Security Council slot yesterday while New Delhi championed Moscow&#39;s early entry into the WTO as the former Cold War friends sought to breath new life into trade and military ties.
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MOSCOW  - Russia&#39;s anti-monopoly agency approved state oil company Rosneft&#39;s acquisition of the firm which won an auction for the embattled Yukos oil giant&#39;s core asset.
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Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to boost political and economic links with South Africa and said Russia was eager to catch up in the race for trade and investment in Africa's powerhouse.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal  of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol,  clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing  global warming to come into force early next year.
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Gazprom and Rosneft will merge and trade freely.