Gazprom skyscraper row symbolizes Putin&#39;s Russia
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A plan by Russian gas  giant Gazprom to build a skyscraper in historic St Petersburg  is an object lesson in how power and influence work in Vladimir  Putin&#39;s Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to swap state-owned oil company Rosneft for shares in Gazprom - a major step toward removing restrictions on foreign investors&#39; access to shares in the natural gas giant.
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RBC, 27.09.2004, Moscow 13:37:37.Statements made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation with YUKOS gave a green light to Gazprom and Rosneft to buy the oil company&#39;s assets, Zenit Bank analyst Sergey Suverov believes.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with leading Russian academics in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004.
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Moscow, 14 September: Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s decision to liberalize the market in Gazprom shares.
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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.
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The battle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yukos, the country&#39;s largest oil producer, intensified Tuesday after government officials announced plans to sell the company&#39;s key energy fields at rock-bottom prices.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the acquisition of Yuganskneftegaz, core asset of embattled oil major Yukos by the state-run Rosneft, saying that the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of one of the biggest
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday raised the possibility that the United States is trying to âisolateâ Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics amid ongoing tension over elections in Ukraine.
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BANGALORE, India, Dec 5 : Russian president Vladimir Putin was touring showcase Indian high-tech firms in the sub-continent&#39;s own Silicon Valley Sunday to push Moscow&#39;s economic ties with New Delhi into the microchip age.
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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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General view of Gazprom headquaters is seen, in Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004. The oil wing of Russia&#39;s state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom does not intend to pull out of this weekend&#39;s auction of
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President Vladimir V. Putin proposed that Russia and the West study emerging missile threats jointly.
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It should come as no surprise that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the horrific terrorist attack in Beslan in southern Russia to justify the consolidation of power in his own hands.
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The White House deserves kudos for protesting the sale of the main production unit of the Russian oil giant Yukos by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to a company that no one had ever heard of before.
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to make the state oil company Rosneft a subsidiary of Gazprom - a major step toward giving foreign investors access to the natural gas giant's coveted local shares.
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The new enery-efficient headquarters for Russia's state-run gas company will dominate St. Petersburg's skyline. But the Gazprom building -- part of a complex to include a sports center, theater, and cafes -- has its critics.