They’ve only to go back to basics to restore the glory of
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Putin sulks as Soviet car giant stumblesSun May 27, 12:21 AM ET
by Dario Thuburn
TOLYATTI, Russia AFP) - Judging by the sulk on
Vladimir Putin’s face and the force with which he was slamming the car doors shut, the president was not […]
In Hard Times, Russia Tries to Reclaim Industries
The New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: December 7, 2008
BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin’s top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the […]
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Jack sends a portion of Dan Froomkin’s Washington Post’s blog…
Also in October, Jonathan S. Landay of McClatchy Newspapers called attention to Bush’s first meeting with Putin in June 2001, when Bush declared that he’d looked in the Russian leader’s eyes, found him “trustworthy” and “was able to get a sense of his soul.”
Landay wrote: “Bush […]
Putin accuses U.S. of meddling in Russia vote
By Oleg Shchedrov 42 minutes ago
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Monday of plotting to undermine December parliamentary elections seen widely as a demonstration of his enduring power in Russia.
Rice worried by Putin’s broad powers
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
MOSCOW - The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow’s commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
“In any country, if you don’t have countervailing institutions, the […]
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Putin’s Arctic invasion: Russia lays claim to the North Pole - and all its gas, oil, and diamonds
Last updated at 00:37am on 29th June 2007
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic - so he can tap its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
His scientists […]
NOTEBOOK: News Conference Minus Queries
Tuesday June 5, 2007 6:16 PM
By JENNIFER LOVEN
Associated Press Writer
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) - On a day when he trumpeted democracy, President Bush noted the vital nature of a free press. Then he got a laugh when the press got stiffed.
Bush joined Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and President Vaclav Klaus […]
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