'Heir to Putin' in economy pledge
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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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Dmitry Medvedev, the man widely expected to be Russia's next president, promised business leaders Friday in a speech to burnish his liberal image that he will protect private property, cut red tape and fight corruption.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Saturday vowed to step down in 2008 and said he would recommend  his successor fight poverty and ensure strong economic growth,  said experts who attended a lunch with the president.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he remained committed to democracy, the market economy and press freedom. But Mr Putin said journalists must also play their part in combating terrorism
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The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective
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KHABAROVSK, Russia  - Dmitry Medvedev, likely to be Russia's next president, says the country's so rich from an oil-fuelled boom that billions can be doled out simply by a click of the fingers.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who is due to step down next year at the end of his second term, pledged yesterday that his successor will be chosen in a free and democratic election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wins backing from Greece and Bulgaria to push ahead with a key oil pipeline.
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Vladimir Putin extolled Russia's economic revival and staked a claim to a role in ruling the country for the foreseeable future as he responded to questions Thursday at the final annual Kremlin news conference of his eight-year presidency.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Monday he was ready to work as prime minister if his favored  successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is elected president next year, but  would not seek additional powers.
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Vladimir Putinâs pick for a new premier is likely to become the top candidate for president in the upcoming election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to conclude a deal to build a pipeline linking its oil fields to Greece via Bulgaria.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's favoured successor, Dmitri Medvedev, launches his election campaign.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin seems to quietly delight in stoking the fevered speculation about who will succeed him when he steps down, as he has promised to do, following presidential elections in March.
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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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Dmitry Medvedev, likely to  be Russia's next president, says the country's so rich from an  oil-fuelled boom that billions can be doled out simply by a  click of the fingers.
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KIEV, October 26 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised question-time show on Ukrainian channels Tuesday night the Russian law envisions only two terms of office for a president and he will honor that provision.