Russians Protest New Benefits Program
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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Russian officials Wednesday shrugged off the decision by embattled oil giant Yukos to file for bankruptcy protection in the US, saying the move was politically motivated.
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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has protested against US plans to set up a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic but vowed that Moscow would not be drawn into any arms race.
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A group of Russian deputies go on hunger strike to protest against a controversial benefits reform.
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Two recent decisions about salaries in the Russian Defense Ministry have infuriated both uniformed and civilian workers there.
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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov protested has against US plans to set up a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic and vowed that Moscow would take steps to counter it.
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MOSCOW  - Thousands rallied at a government-sponsored demonstration Thursday to hail sweeping electoral changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin to fight terrorism. A much smaller group gathered near parliament to complain the proposals would strip Russians of basic legal rights.
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Russian prosecutors accused opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov on Tuesday of forging signatures for his presidential bid, a step that could lead to his disqualification from the election.
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Massive demonstrations across Russia posed a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Moscow authorities bowed to the demands of protesting retirees by restoring some of their state benefits, such as free public transportation and subsidized medicine.
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Russia&#39;s Federal Security Service yesterday offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US$10.3 million) for information that could help &quot;neutralize&quot; two Chechen rebel leaders, and a military official reasserted Russia&#39;s right to strike terrorists the world
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The Russian leader criticises his government and regional authorities over the scrapping of the Soviet-era benefits system.
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MOSCOW -- Demonstrations across Russia posed a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin yesterday, as authorities bowed to the demands of protesting retirees by restoring some state benefits, such as free public transportation and subsidized medicine.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's top electoral official on Saturday criticized a bill that would toughen registration requirements for political parties, suggesting Kremlin support for the legislation - which critics say is intended to stifle dissent - is not guaranteed.
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MOSCOW  - Tens of thousands of Russians protested across the country Saturday against a law replacing transportation and medical benefits for pensioners with cash payments, but were countered by massive rival demonstrations organized by pro-Kremlin forces.
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Vladimir Putin criticises central and local government officials over contentious reforms of Russia's benefits system.
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More than 90,000 people, according to organisers, hit the streets of several German cities Monday to protest looming cuts in unemployment benefits, continuing a series of weekly protests against government reforms.
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In what market watchers are calling a new battle between a Russian oligarch and the state, Russia&#39;s second largest mobile phone operator, VimpelCom, has been hit with a 4.4 billion ruble (US$157 million, euro118 million) back-tax claim for 2001, company