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Putin's Russia

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  • November 2007

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

  • 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 »

    • Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

      New York Times  |  Oct 25, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

      (Newser) - Russia may be headed for another showdown with the US and the European Union over its proposals to severely limit the authority of international election monitors. The Kremlin wants to cut the number of observers and ban their reports from publication until after elections. The move comes just months before the country’s parliamentary and presidential contests, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Russia Freezes Food Prices as Election Looms

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Oct 24, 07 10:54 AM CDT

      Russia Freezes Food Prices as Election Looms

      (Newser) - In an effort to halt spiraling food prices ahead of parliamentary elections, Russia will today sign an agreement with its biggest grocers that freezes the cost of basic foodstuffs at October 15 levels. But while the move sounds a bit Soviet, Russia joins a host of nations in reacting to surging agricultural costs with price controls and lowered import tariffs, reports the Financial Times . More »

    • In Public Chat, Putin Dodges Big Question

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 18, 07 3:56 PM CDT

      In Public Chat, Putin Dodges Big Question

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin held his sixth and final “dialogue” with the Russian people today, but the departing president revealed few clues about how he might maintain power after leaving office. The 3-hour YouTube-debate-style discussion saw Putin respond—from scripted text, some said—to ordinary citizens, but he didn't elaborate on his plans to become PM, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »

    • Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 16, 07 6:18 AM CDT

      Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

      (Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran continued yesterday with a regional summit and a not-so-veiled warning against American action in Iran. A day after dismissing reports of an assassination plot against him during the trip, Putin met with leaders from Iran and other nations on the Caspian Sea. "We should not even think of making use of force in this region," Putin cautioned. More »

    • 'Assassination Plot' Won't Stop Putin's Iran Visit

      Reuters  |  Oct 15, 07 5:27 AM CDT

      'Assassination Plot' Won't Stop Putin's Iran Visit

      (Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran this week, despite news reports of an assassination plot against him there. Russian security services received warnings that suicide bombers and kidnappers were training to kill or capture the president, according to the Russian news service Interfax. Putin dismissively waved off reporters seeking to question him about the reports yesterday as he headed into meetings in Germany. More »

    • Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

      Reuters  |  Oct 13, 07 2:36 PM CDT

      Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice criticized the "concentration of power" in the Kremlin today and pledged support to human rights activists, the BBC reported.  In Russia for already-tense talks on a proposed missile defense shield, Rice also questioned the independence of the judiciary. One rights leader, however, said the stain of Guantanamo Bay and Abu-Ghraib brings accusations of the pot calling the kettle black. More »

    • Putin Threatens to Pull Out of Nuke Treaty

      Reuters  |  Oct 12, 07 8:11 AM CDT

      Putin Threatens to Pull Out of Nuke Treaty

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin kicked off a meeting with Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates today in Moscow by threatening to withdraw from a treaty governing intermediate-range nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other countries. The pugnacious Russian president also warned his American visitors not to push ahead with the missile shield the administration is planning to install in Eastern Europe. More »

    • Brits Plotting Our Destruction: Russia Spy Chief

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 11, 07 7:31 AM CDT

      Brits Plotting Our Destruction: Russia Spy Chief

      (Newser) - Marking the latest low in British-Russian relations, the head of Russian intelligence claims to have uncovered evidence of a plot by Britain to "dismember" his country. The charge, in an interview with a Russian journal, raised fears of  a new wave of expulsions of British diplomats, reports the Telegraph . More »

    • Sarko Hints of Putin Change on Iranian Nukes

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 10, 07 6:36 AM CDT

      Sarko Hints of Putin Change on Iranian Nukes

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy traveled to Vladimir Putin's dacha last night, where his tough talk apparently persuaded the Russian leader to back efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program. An ebullient Sarko talked of "an extremely positive change on the Russian side" to the Moscow press, reports the London Times . He didn't divulge details, but the two leaders will hold a joint press conference later today. More »

    • Russian "Father of All Bombs" May Be Hoax

      Wired  |  Oct 4, 07 5:18 PM CDT

      Russian &quot;Father of All Bombs&quot; May Be Hoax

      (Newser) - Several weeks after Russia boasted of successfully testing the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb, US experts and officials are beginning to voice doubts. Careful analysis of video footage of the device reveal inconsistencies, particularly about just what kind of bomb it was, Wired reports. "You've got to approach Russian claims with skepticism," one analyst says. More »

    • Russia's New Weight Tips Global Scales

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 4, 07 12:22 PM CDT

      Russia's New Weight Tips Global Scales

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin's Russia is charging back into the international spotlight, the C hristian Science Monitor reports, challenging European and US policies on a variety of issues. Putin has thrown a wrench into Kosovo’s all-but-assured independence from Serbia, backing Belgrade’s efforts to keep the province. Russian planes recently violated Norwegian airspace, and the Kremlin has stalled on sanctions for Iranian uranium enrichment. More »

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The Man Who Wasn't There
Guardian (UK)

"The election in two weeks will confirm Vladimir Putin as the most powerful Russian leader since Stalin. Yet five years ago he was just another faceless KGB apparatchik ... Nick Paton Walsh traces the remarkable rise of a president without a past."

» Read more about The Man Who Wasn't There at Guardian (UK)

Putin's Career Rooted in Russia's KGB
Washington Post

"In the gray villa at No. 4 Angelikastrasse here, perched on a hill overlooking the Elbe River, a young major in the Soviet secret police spent the last half of the 1980s recruiting people to spy on the West..."

» Read more about Putin's Career Rooted in Russia's KGB at Washington Post

That Murder in London
Washington Post

"The poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, renegade Russian spy and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin's government, is everywhere being called a mystery...Well, you can believe in indeterminacy. Or you can believe the testimony delivered on the only reliable lie detector ever invented -- the deathbed --...

» Read more about That Murder in London at Washington Post

How I Learned to Love Vlad
Guardian (UK)

"President Putin is far from being everyone's ideal head of state. But, says Nick Paton Walsh, returning home after four years as the Guardian's Moscow correspondent, he has to be credited with saving Russia from collapse."

» Read more about How I Learned to Love Vlad at Guardian (UK)

Vladamir Putin: Spy Turned Politician
BBC

"Vladimir Putin is President Boris Yeltsin's chosen successor, and the Russian parliamentary election showed he was the people's favourite too. Until his appointment in August, he was a little known figure who had spent most of his career working for the Soviet security service, the KGB, including several...

» Read more about Vladamir Putin: Spy Turned Politician at BBC

Russia as Friend, Not Foe
Asia Times

"Rarely has Russia's leadership been so widely reviled in the West, yet rarely has the West needed Russia's friendship more."

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The Accidental Autocrat
Atlantic Monthly

"Vladimir Putin is not a democrat. Nor is he a czar like Alexander III, a paranoid like Stalin, or a religious nationalist like Dostoyevsky. But he is a little of all these%u2014which is just what Russians seem to want."

» Read more about The Accidental Autocrat at Atlantic Monthly

Putin, Vladimir
World Encyclopedia

Putin, Vladimir (1952– ) Russian statesman, prime minister (1999–2000), president (2000– ). He served for the KGB in East Germany until 1989, and became head of its successor ...

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