Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Belarus
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Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a power base after he steps down next year.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin promoted his hawkish defense minister to a top government post yesterday, a move that puts Putin's two heirs apparent on equal footing before next year's election to replace the popular leader.
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Claims of Putin's $40bn fortune spark battle between rival clans before president's transfer of power
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Ilya has been living in Russia's Far East for almost a year now, although he was a Belarus and even an Italian national.
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As Washington moved to impose economic sanctions on Belarus in the wake of a controversial referendum, both the former Soviet republic and its closest ally, Russia, are sounding a defiant note.
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President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Europe&#39;s last hardline leader, was last night on the brink of a referendum victory which would extend his time in power.
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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As Russia grapples with terrorism and instability in Chechnya, a powerful ruler-in-waiting is forcing President Vladimir Putin's hand: the 28-year-old son of a slain Chechen president who commands a feared militia and an oil-fueled business empire.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will have a right to run at forthcoming presidential election in the country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to South Africa, where he'll meet President Thabi Mbeki.
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MOSCOW, Sep 15 (IPS) - It happened eight years ago when former Russian  leader Boris Yeltsin ousted his cabinet and unexpectedly  catapulted little known Vladimir Putin to the helm of political  affairs.
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President Putin  faces growing questions over the school siege as more families prepare to bury their dead.
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin took the pilot's seat on Wednesday as he was shown around  a new airliner, leaving the man likely to succeed him in the  co-pilot's chair.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who  will step down next year after eight years in power, may have a  surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency  RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia and Belarus have put a sharp dispute over natural gas deliveries behind them and that there are no obstacles to good relations.
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Russia should radically revise its position in the Russia-Belarus Union, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
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Belarus awaited the outcome of a  referendum on Monday to determine whether President Alexander  Lukashenko, accused in the West of running roughshod over human  rights, can run for office for a third time.