Kremlin tightens grip on energy
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Since Vladimir Putin became Russia&#39;s president in 2000, he has had his eye on tightening the state&#39;s direct control over the energy sector.
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China lent Russia $6 billion to help the  Kremlin renationalize the key unit of oil major YUKOS,  officials said on Tuesday, underpinning oil-hungry Beijing's  efforts to tap into Russia's huge energy business.
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Environmentalists in Russia are finding an unlikely ally in the Kremlin as it works to stall projects by oil companies on an island unfathomably rich with oil and gas.
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The Russian president hinted for the first time, however, that the balance of power shift in his favor if he becomes prime minister.
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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 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
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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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President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN strengthened his control over Russia yesterday with a series of far-reaching initiatives aimed at combating terrorism.
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Gazprom has spun a web of control over energy supplies extending from Estonia on the Baltic Sea to Bulgaria on the Black Sea.
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Konstantin Grigorishin, owner of Energetichesky Standart, the Ukrainian partner of Russia's Unified Energy Systems, is seeking to regain control over his Ukraine-based assets from allies of outgoing President ...
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MOSCOW -- After ignoring the Internet for years to focus on controlling traditional media such as television and newspapers, the Kremlin and its allies are turning their attention to cyberspace, which remains a haven for critical reporting and vibrant discussion in Russia's dwindling public sphere.
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The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective
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President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
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Russia will play an increased role in oil and gas supply and trading with considerable consequence for the world&#39;s energy security, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.
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Gazprom is about to become the world's largest energy company but is controlled by the Russian government, and therein lies the potential and risks for investors.