Aide criticises Putin over Yukos
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The economic adviser to Russian President Putin tells a newspaper that chasing Yukos for tax bills was a "serious mistake".
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Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) has criticised recent comments by Russian Presidential spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembski on Finnish attitudes toward Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq on Thursday, saying that experience showed the need for resource-rich countries like Russia to build up their armed forces to defend themselves.
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President Vladimir Putin condemned critics in the West for pushing him to negotiate with Chechen separatists, saying former Cold War rivals were unreliable partners in the war on terrorism.
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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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Russian media commentators criticise Britain's request for the extradition of Alexander Litvinenko's alleged poisoner Andrei Lugovoi.
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The European Union Wednesday weighed into a flaring diplomatic dispute between Britain and Russia by criticising Moscow for failing to cooperate with a probe into the murder of a former agent in London.
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President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Energy Minister Victor hristenko earlier this month. Analysts suggest that the governmentâs action in humbling Yukos and its owner, Mikhail hodorkovsky, is
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British minister criticizes Russia's Vladimir Putin as police probe ex-spy's poisoning death LONDON, Nov.Comment
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Russia's economy minister becomes the second senior figure within weeks to criticise the government's sell-off of part of oil giant Yukos.
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WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday criticised Msocow&#39;s move to take over the main asset of oil giant Yukos, saying the lack of transparency in the process could hurt Russia&#39;s standing in the world economy.
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Europe's top human rights watchdog slammed Russian authorities Wednesday over their arrest of leading Yukos oil executives, saying their detention was nothing but an attempt to silence opposition.
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Russia's Natural Resources Minister defended a decision that will keep foreign-controlled oil companies out of auctions of strategic raw materials resources, arguing Wednesday that tighter control would help Russia tackle widespread poverty in the country, a stated goal of president Vladimir Putin.
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December 15 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin prefers his staff to comment on what he says and not vice versa.
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Accusations by the United States that  Russia has backtracked on democracy are unfair, President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s top foreign policy aide was quoted as saying  two days before Putin meets U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Yukos' main shareholder files a legal complaint to prevent Russia selling off the embattled oil giant's key unit,  reports say.
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The former head of Russia&#39;s once-mighty Yukos oil group said President Vladimir Putin&#39;s drive to liquidate the company has been destructive and senseless.