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  • December 2007

    • Medvedev Will Name Putin Next Prime Minister

      New York Times  |  Dec 11, 07 7:23 AM CST

      Medvedev Will Name Putin Next Prime Minister

      (Newser) - One day after Vladimir Putin backed his loyal deputy Dmitri Medvedev as his successor, Medvedev said on Russian television that he would name Putin as the country's next prime minister. Medvedev, who has never run for office and has little clout inside the Kremlin, will allow Putin to continue to wield power in Russia after he steps down as president next March, the New York Times reports. More »

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    • Belarus Merger Could Return Putin to Office

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 10, 07 1:47 PM CST

      Belarus Merger Could Return Putin to Office

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin may release a secret weapon this week: a Russian political union with neighboring Belarus that could extend his leadership indefinitely. As the ex-KGB operative’s presidential terms run out, observers look to a merger of nations—including currency, legal system, and armed forces—as an opportunity for a new constitution allowing Putin to be provisional leader of the merged states, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • constitution  • KGB  • Belarus  • USSR

    • Putin Names Favored Successor

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 7:17 AM CST

      Putin Names Favored Successor

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin ended months of speculation today by naming Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as his chosen successor, the AP reports. A Putin loyalist, Medvedev is a business-friendly lawyer with ties to prominent natural gas company Gazprom, AP reports. Putin’s choice is expected to be the prohibitive frontrunner in March’s elections. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • United Russia  • Gazprom

    • Russian Claims He Was Asked to Kill Litvinenko

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 9, 07 12:03 PM CST

      Russian Claims He Was Asked to Kill Litvinenko

      (Newser) - Onetime KGB agent Mikhail Trepashkin has said that a former colleague attempted to recruit him for a state-sponsored plot to kill Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko, who died of poisoning in London last year. Trepashkin will detail his allegations before the European human rights court, supporting the case that the Russian government killed Litvinenko, the Times of London reports. More »

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      Russia  • London  • Vladimir Putin  • espionage  • Alexander Litvinenko  • KGB

    • Observers Cry Foul Over Putin Victory

      CNN  |  Dec 3, 07 7:53 AM CST

      Observers Cry Foul Over Putin Victory

      (Newser) - Even as Vladimir Putin hailed his party's decisive victory in Russian elections yesterday as a mandate, international elections observers said the polling was neither free nor fair, and complained of government interference. State employees were reportedly ordered to vote for Putin, CNN reports, and Garry Kasparov’s Other Russia party was left off the ballot entirely. “We cannot say there were fair elections,” said one observer. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • United Russia  • Garry Kasparov  • Other Russia  • Duma

    • Kremlin Hails Big Putin Win

      Reuters  |  Dec 2, 07 2:14 PM CST

      Kremlin Hails Big Putin Win

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin had garnered more than 60% of the vote in parliamentary elections today, hailed by the Kremlin as continued popular mandate for his policies even after his term ends. Putin's United Russia party, boosted by the country's oil boom, was expected to grab a landslide victory, but opposition and watchdog groups were calling foul play well before the election got under way, Reuters reports. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • United Russia  • Garry Kasparov  • Duma

    • Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 1, 07 8:13 PM CST

      Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      (Newser) - Gorbachev remains pals with Putin, even as the Russian prez pares back reforms that Gorbachev holds dear, the Wall Street Journal reports. The former leader reserves his blame for the Kremlin, and spares Putin, calling him "a very normal person"—even after Moscow shut down Gorbachev's political party and muffled free media. But some critics say Gorbachev now fears for his legacy. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Ronald Reagan  • Cold War  • Soviet Union  • Communism  • Mikhail Gorbachev  • Margaret Thatcher  • Russian democracy  • Stalin  • Boris Yeltsin

  • November 2007

    • Russians Forced to Back Putin Party

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 30, 07 9:21 AM CST

      Russians Forced to Back Putin Party

      (Newser) - The Kremlin is planning to boost the ruling party's showing in Sunday's Russian parliamentary elections, the Guardian reports, by forcing millions of public employees to vote, and to vote the right way. Doctors, teachers, and public sector workers are being bullied to vote for United Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, or risk losing their jobs or perks. Thousands of local officials have been assigned to help engineer a Putin triumph. More »

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    • Freed Kasparov Sounds Alarm on Coming Russian Chaos

      New York Times  |  Nov 30, 07 3:34 AM CST

      Freed Kasparov Sounds Alarm on Coming Russian Chaos

      (Newser) - Chess legend Garry Kasparov walked out of prison after serving five days for leading a protest march and warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was leading the nation down a dangerous path to chaos, the New York Times reports. He vowed to continue his fight against Putin's repressive policies. Fear to take action "is the only chance this regime has to survive," he said. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • Garry Kasparov

    • Putin Stumps for Party in TV Address

      BBC  |  Nov 29, 07 2:50 PM CST

      Putin Stumps for Party in TV Address

      (Newser) - In an announcement aired on Russian television Vladimir Putin called on citizens to vote for his United Russia party in parliamentary elections Sunday, in order to prolong "stability and continuity," and "set the tone" for March elections. He also warned casting ballots for liberal opposition candidates would cause a return to "times of humiliation, dependence and disintegration," the BBC reports. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • United Russia  • Garry Kasparov  • Russian parliament

    • Russia Rips US Missile Defense Offer

      Associated Press  |  Nov 27, 07 10:00 AM CST

      Russia Rips US Missile Defense Offer

      (Newser) - American and Russian plans to collaborate on a missile defense program suffered another blow today as Russia's foreign minister blasted American offers as "a significant rollback" from earlier promises. US proposals amounted to a "unilateral" American effort that would seek help and information from Russia, and no more, the minister said in Washington after meeting with Condoleezza Rice. More »

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      Russia  • Condoleezza Rice  • Vladimir Putin  • missile defense system  • nuclear facilities

    • Russian Crackdown Draws Fire

      Washington Post  |  Nov 26, 07 9:40 AM CST

      Russian Crackdown Draws Fire

      (Newser) - Authorities detained Russian opposition leaders yesterday and broke up a St. Petersburg rally and march in the second day of aggressive crackdowns on dissent, the Washington Post reports. Several candidates in Sunday's parliamentary elections were among the 200 held. "They have forbidden us from discussing Putin," one candidate told demonstrators just before he was arrested. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • election  • human rights  • Russian elections  • police crackdown

    • Russian Police Detain Kasparov

      BBC  |  Nov 24, 07 9:39 AM CST

      Russian Police Detain Kasparov

      (Newser) - Russian police seized opposition leader and former chess champion Garry Kasparov today at a rally in Moscow protesting the fairness of upcoming elections, the BBC reports. Authorities arrested Kasparov and other leaders of the Other Russia coaltion when they broke through police lines to march toward the election commission. "We should overcome the fear that the regime uses to sustain itself," Kasparov said before being detained. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Garry Kasparov  • Other Russia

    • Putin Rips West's 'Dirty Tricks'

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 22, 07 4:26 AM CST

      Putin Rips West's 'Dirty Tricks'

      (Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told a crowd of cheering supporters that opponents of his United Russia party are in the pay of foreign governments bent on weakening the nation, reports the Times of London. He ripped opponents as "jackals" who "slink through foreign embassies" and learn from "Western experts." United Russia is expected to win nearly two-thirds of the vote in next month's parliamentary elections. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Kremlin  • Russian elections  • Russian democracy

    • Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

      Washington Post  |  Nov 16, 07 2:05 PM CST

      Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

      (Newser) - An international election watchdog agency has canceled its mission to monitor Russia’s December vote because its delegation's visa applications “have continuously been denied,” reports the Washington Post. The lack of oversight by the agency, part of the 55-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, is expected to heighten concerns about the legitimacy of the elections. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • election  • poll  • Moscow  • Soviet Union  • United Russia

    • Putin Claims 'Moral Right' to Power

      Reuters  |  Nov 13, 07 5:36 PM CST

      Putin Claims 'Moral Right' to Power

      (Newser) - Putin claimed a “moral right” to keep a hand in Russian politics today if his party wins the December 2 election, Reuters reports. A victory for the pro-Kremlin United Party looks likely, so how would he rule after resigning as president in May? "I will refrain from a direct reply about the form in which this will be done," he said. "But there are various options.” More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • election  • Kremlin  • vote

    • Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

      Breitbart  |  Nov 1, 07 3:24 AM CDT

      Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

      (Newser) - Free bottles of vodka are among the gifts Russia's ruling party is using to lure voters in upcoming elections, reports Agence France Presse . President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, has also stamped its logo on backpacks and lids for the jam jars many Russians fill to get through the winter. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Russian elections  • bribe  • vodka  • election monitors

  • October 2007

    • Kremlin May Forge a Separate 2.0 Peace

      Washington Post  |  Oct 28, 07 8:54 PM CDT

      Kremlin May Forge a Separate 2.0 Peace

      (Newser) - The Kremlin is going 2.0 by extending its reach into cyberspace, where dissidents have found refuge from the government’s tight censorship. While Putin allies mount pro-government websites and snatch up existing independent outlets, Moscow is considering the creation of a separate Russian network. “The attractiveness of the Internet as a free platform for free people is already dimming,” one expert said. More »

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      China  • Internet  • Russia  • United Nations  • Vladimir Putin  • Ukraine  • Moscow  • propaganda  • Kremlin  • LiveJournal  • Cyberspace

    • US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

      New York Times  |  Oct 26, 07 10:03 PM CDT

      US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

      (Newser) - Washington cooled war rhetoric with Iran yesterday, calling sanctions "diplomacy" that "in no way, shape or form" anticipate force. The sanctions are "more a demonstration of restraint than a signal that we’re going to war," echoed one US expert. But the US move did irk one observer, Putin, who said they "make the situation worse" and could lead to war. More »

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      Iran  • Vladimir Putin  • terrorist  • uranium  • sanctions  • Iranian Revolutionary Guards

    • Iran Defiant Over New US Sanctions

      BBC  |  Oct 26, 07 9:50 AM CDT

      Iran Defiant Over New US Sanctions

      (Newser) - New American sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guards provoked a fiery response from Iran today, along with criticism from allies China and Russia. Iran's foreign ministry told the BBC that the sanctions were "contrary to international law, without value and, as in the past, doomed to failure." Vladimir Putin compared the US tactic to "mad people wielding razor blades," the BBC reports. More »

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      Iran  • Condoleezza Rice  • Vladimir Putin  • Revolutionary Guards

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