Top official backs Putin on changes for Russia
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MOSCOW Russia&#39;s foreign minister on Wednesday defended sweeping political changes announced earlier this week by President Vladimir Putin, telling the United States and other critics that the plans were an internal matter.
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the secretary of his Security Council, an advisory post that in the past has served as a political springboard.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive foreign policy enjoys huge support at home, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, adding in a commentary that the Kremlin chief seemed more liberal than most his people.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal  of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol,  clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing  global warming to come into force early next year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the constitution when reforming Russia's government structure.
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Russia's lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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In response to a series of deadly terror attacks in Russia in recent weeks, President Vladimir Putin has announced a number of proposed changes to Russia&#39;s political system.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev  said on Tuesday he supported tough measures taken by Russian  President Vladimir Putin and wished he had adopted them.
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Russia's parliament backed on Friday President Vladimir Putin's plan to scrap elections for governors under sweeping political reforms aimed at strengthening his grip on power.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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Vladimir Putin, due to step down as Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists their stay should not be open-ended.
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President Vladimir Putin's surprise choice as prime minister held talks with lawmakers Thursday before a parliamentary vote on his confirmation
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MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political overhaul in motion Monday, sending to Parliament a bill to change Russia&#39;s electoral system.
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On December 27 President Putin has signed a decree, On the Procedure for Considering Candidacies for the Post of Chief Executive of a Russian Territory.
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MOSCOW  - Responding to a string of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.
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MOSCOW, December 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin believes there is a need for work in shifts in the districts in north of Russia, where the conditions of life are hard.