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Russian Ad Compares Putin Foe to Hitler

ROBERT MACKEY and GLENN KATES The New York Times 01/13/2012
Russian Ad Compares Putin Foe to Hitler

While Republican voters in South Carolina are being warned in a new ad not to trust Mitt Romney because, “like John Kerry, he speaks French,” politicking in Russia, where a new president will be elected in March, is a good deal less subtle.

Vladimir Putin 'would lose honest presidential election', says former Russian PM

Vladimir Putin has been rattled by recent protests against his rule and would lose an honest presidential election if he had the guts to allow one, a former Russian prime minister has claimed.

A Changed Russia Arches an Eyebrow at Putin’s Staged Antics

ELLEN BARRY The New York Times 10/05/2011
Putin warns West as he launches presidential bid

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sternly warned the West not to interfere in Russia's elections, as he formally launched his campaign to reclaim the presidency in a speech Sunday before thousands of flag-waving supporters.

A Changed Russia Arches an Eyebrow at Putin’s Staged Antics

It was just a typical summer outing for Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin: Clad in a wet suit and fitted with an oxygen tank, he dived to the bottom of a bay and retrieved two ceramic jugs that dated to the sixth century A.D. The scene, captured by a camera crew and broadcast on the nightly news, cast Mr. Putin as a broad-chested Renaissance man, just the thing for his listless approval ratings. Scenes of Mr. Putin braving the elements — tranquilizing a tigress, tenderly feeding sugar to his horse or shooting a dart at a whale from a rubber dinghy — are a staple of political life in Russia.

Russia's finance chief rebels over Putin plan

Timothy Heritage and Lidia Kelly Reuters 09/25/2011
Russia's finance chief rebels over Putin plan

Russia's finance minister rebelled on Sunday against Vladimir Putin's plan to make President Dmitry Medvedev his prime minister if he returns to the Kremlin by saying he would not serve in the next government.

Vladimir Putin says Russian 2012 election will be dirty

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that the March 2012 presidential election campaign would be dirty, but stopped short of saying whether he would seek another stint as Kremlin chief.

Putin decides to retake Russian presidency

Mark Franchetti The Australian 05/22/2011
Putin decides to retake Russian presidency

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the presidency next year, raising the possibility of a power struggle with his protege Dmitry Medvedev, the incumbent Kremlin leader, say highly placed sources.

Putin Test Drives Europe's Cheapest Car, Takes 5 Attempts To Start

Russian PM Vladimir Putin has a hard time starting up the "Lada Granta," marketed as Europe's "cheapest car." This happened during a visit to the Autovaz car plant in Samara region.

Medvedev wants to stay on as Russian president, says leading MP

President Dmitry Medvedev is pushing to extend his tenure in the Kremlin against the wishes of Russia's powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, a senior politician from the country's ruling party has told the Guardian.

WikiLeaks cables: Dmitry Medvedev 'plays Robin to Putin's Batman'

Vladimir Putin still pulls the strings in Russia, with President Dmitry Medvedev a more junior figure who "plays Robin to Putin's Batman", US diplomats have said in frank dispatches from Moscow released by WikiLeaks.


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