Putin choice criticizes 'legal nihilism'
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Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's presumed next president, criticized Russia's "legal nihilism" and called for stepping up the fight against corruption, opening his campaign Tuesday with a careful speech before a Kremlin-organized forum.
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CHELYABINSK, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, dismissed fears on Thursday that the Kremlin would nationalize Russia's economy and said the state would not "grab everything for itself".
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has  signed into law a bill dropping a minimal turnout threshold in  polls, which critics say will make them less fair, despite a  plea by his human rights adviser not to do so.
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The nomination of a low profile cabinet official to be prime minister raised questions about who might succeed President Vladimir V. Putin if he steps down.
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia criticised the United States unusually sharply yesterday, suggesting that its stand on the Ukrainian election crisis could be intended to destabilise his country.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin has  described himself as the world&#39;s only &quot;pure&quot; democrat and  attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized  him, for falling short of their own ideals.
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in presidential elections next year and said he would only express his own preferences during the campaign.
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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.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized him, for falling short of their own ideals.
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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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A defense lawyer for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Tuesday anti-democratic trends were emerging in Russia under President Vladimir Putin with the aim of quieting political opponents.
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Frustration is deep over Western support for independence that Russia sees as destabilizing and against international law.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin names a new cabinet but it offers few clues as to who may succeed him.
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Russian papers wonder what President Putin's nomination of Viktor Zubkov as PM means for the presidential election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of using "double standards" in elections.
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Admitting plane crashes were terror strikes weakens Putin's tough-guy image
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Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate  for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity  to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in  Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.