Yukos takeover &#39;normal&#39; - Putin
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin insisted on Thursday that the state was protecting its legitimate interests by swallowing the main asset of the Yukos oil giant, in the first renationalisation of the post-Soviet era.
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President Putin insists Russia does not want to interfere in Airbus, after a Russian bank buys into parent firm EADS.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country&#39;s existing business inquiries and tax probes should not be seen as a threat to other companies.
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President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday strongly defended Russia&#39;s takeover of the main subsidiary of the Yukos oil company by a state oil company.
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President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the $9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting the new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company or a Chinese conglomerate.
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia wants Ukraine to be Ukraine strong and prosperous.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin throws a question mark over the future of Yukos, saying state-owned companies should be allowed to buy the oil firm's assets.
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Russia does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if its assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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The Russian government does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if the embattled company&#39;s assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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President Vladimir Putin suggested that the secretive buyers of the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos might transfer the assets to other owners.
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The US oil giant got a good price, Russia&#39;s No. 1 oil company acquired a savvy partner, and Putin polished Russia&#39;s image.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil assets by a state-owned company, saying the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of the one of the biggest production facilities in Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia would not interfere in Ukraine&#39;s political crisis following a fraudulent presidential election, Interfax news agency said.
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LONDON, September 24  - Vladimir Putin has denied speculations about the government&#39;s plans to re-nationalize the beleaguered oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.
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24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy.
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NEW DELHI, 5 December 2004 - Russian President Vladimir Putin clarified his stand yesterday on Moscow favoring Indiaâs membership of the UN Security Council.