Why Putin is backing Kyoto again
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Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin decide to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change last week, only six months after his top adviser, Andrei Illarionov, called it a &quot;death treaty?
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Russiaâs lower house of parliament voted in favour of ratifying the Kyoto protocol to curb climate change on Friday. Russiaâs state Duma voted 334 to 73 in favour of the climate treaty to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Russian economic growth is unlikely to suffer because of government support for the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, a leading analyst says.
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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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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma  gained Vladimir Putin's backing Thursday against calls for a  quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential  election the opposition is certain it would win.
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The Russian government will discuss ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, the government press service said on Wednesday, in a sign Russia is finally making up its mind to back the climate change pact.
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The Kyoto Protocol overcame its final legislative hurdle in Russia when the upper house of parliament ratified the global climate pact Wednesday and sent it on to President Vladimir Putin for his signature &#151; setting the stage for the treaty to come into force next year.
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New Delhi: A day after his remarks created confusion and threatened to affect Indo-Russian ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday clarified that he supported Indiaâs case for getting the veto power in an expanded UN Security Council.
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Russia's cabinet endorsed the long-delayed Kyoto Protocol on global warming and sent it to Parliament.
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Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact -- despite US opposition -- once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected.
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MOSCOW -- Key ministries of the Russian government began the process of ratifying the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, signaling that President Vladimir V. Putin is preparing to put the landmark global-warming treaty to a vote in parliament.
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Vladimir Putin says he does not rule out running for Russia's presidency again in 2012 or 2016.
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Russia's parliament is moving toward a vote this month on the Kyoto Protocol, action that could bring the international treaty on climate change into effect after years of delay, the deputy prime minister said Monday.
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New Zealand power bills and petrol prices look set to rise, now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to back the Kyoto agreement to combat global warming.
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Russia&#39;s upper house of parliament has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, leaving President Vladimir Putin&#39;s signature as the final step to kickstart global efforts to control climate change.
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A recent little-noticed Russian thumbs-up to the Kyoto Protocol is destined to give Moscow a major leap forward in the global economy.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma  gained Vladimir Putin's backing on Thursday against calls for a  quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential  election the opposition is certain it would win.