MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin promised to project Russia's might on the world stage in a rallying speech on Wednesday to troops and war veterans celebrating victory over Nazi Germany at a military parade bristling with weapons on Red Square. full story ![]()
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has submitted legislation to change the way the Russian parliament is elected, a move he says will advance democracy but critics say is aimed at bolstering his United Russia party.
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Russia has dismissed Western concerns about a wave of raids targeting civil society groups in Russia. Could President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest hard-line tactic to marginalize his opponents backfire on the Kremlin leader?
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As Chinese leader prepares to visit Russia, Putin praises Beijing-Moscow partnership
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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he sees no resemblance between Russia's current political course and that of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's regime.
rian.ru (26 days ago)
During the height of Russia's energy boom, Vladimir Putin's poll numbers routinely hovered in the stratosphere. In the fall of 2008, with Putin basking in the glow of victory in a short, easy war with Georgia, with oil at $140 a barrel, and with Russia's economy chugging along at 5% growth, roughly 9 in 10 Russians approved of his performance. 9 in 10! Putin was arguably the...
forbes.com (3 months and 4 days ago)
Vladimir Putin has launched a “witch hunt” against critics that is undermining freedom of expression in Russia, a report on his first year back as president said today.
standard.co.uk (27 days ago)
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin likes to deny that he is taking Russia back to the USSR, but on Wednesday he dusted off another communist relic by restoring a labor medal introduced under Josef Stalin.
reuters.com (20 days ago)

President Vladimir Putin insisted on Friday that the Kremlin was committed to the goal of democratic development, but said Russia needs more time to overcome the legacy of almost 70 years of Soviet rule.
rian.ru (1 month and 15 days ago)
Russia's President Putin attends maneuvers aimed to showcase Russia's military might
abcnews.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
SOCHI, Russia, April 19 Reuters - Russia condemns all 'terrorists' regardless of their nationality, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Friday after U.S. police shot dead a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who once lived in Russia.
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