Russia's Kudrin quits Putin tour as media abuzz
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SOCHI, Russia  - Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, widely respected by foreign investors for his prudent stewardship of Russia's huge oil wealth, could be dropped in a reshuffle, expected on Monday, media speculated.
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An editor of a Russian newspaper has resigned in what he calls a dispute over coverage of the Beslan school crisis. Raf Shakirov said he had to step down from the Izvestia daily after the paper&#39;s leadership deemed its coverage too shocking.
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Winding up his three-day visit to India, Russian President Vladimir Putin left New Delhi on Sunday afternoon for Moscow. Before his departure, Putin visited software major Infosys on the outskirts of Bangalore
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LEONID KUCHMA, the Ukrainian President, cancelled a visit to Poland at the last minute and appealed for calm yesterday because of mounting tension in the week before an election to choose his successor.
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The man expected to be Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, wants a reduced state role in the economy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts the resignation of the government of PM Mikhail Fradkov.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday stripped many of the duties of his top economic adviser -- an outspoken critic who has accused the Kremlin of trying to muzzle voices of dissent and civil society in ...
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Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin,  widely respected by foreign investors for his prudent  stewardship of Russia&#39;s huge oil wealth, could be dropped in a  reshuffle, expected on Monday, media speculated.
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President Putin's chosen successor, he kicked off his campaign Tuesday with a Kremlin-sponsored speech.
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defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has resigned, Russia's new prime minister said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin considered his proposed cabinet lineup.
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President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shakeup that comes less than three months before crucial parliamentary elections.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses the Chechen president, naming PM Ramzan Kadyrov as his successor.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin dissolved Russia's government Wednesday in a major political shakeup ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections, the Kremlin said.
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Free and open debate has become a rarity  in Russia's media which is mostly controlled by the state or  business moguls.
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The press keeps up the heat on Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to strength central government
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has dismissed the heads of three more regions.
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"This is all good, but it is just a sign. We need to see real actions"  "This is how it is done in the European Union countries when there are suspicions, when there is a lack of trust." Stanishev also dismissed Justice Minister Georgi Petkanov, who tendered his resignation earlier ... via Gulf Times