Thursday, September 29, 2011

10:34 AM 9/29/2011 – Prove it to the lawyers, not writers: “Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire (Reuters)”

Way of the World: Failure Seen in Putin's Latest Move

Today, September 29, 2011, 3 hours ago | By CHRYSTIA FREELAND | REUTERS

President Dmitri A. Medvedev's announcement that he would step aside for Vladimir V. Putin to return to the Kremlin was also an announcement that Russia's ruling clique has failed to institutionalize its grip.

Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire - Reuters

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 2:01:50 PM | (author unknown)


Financial Times

Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Reuters
Timchenko, who has repeatedly denied media speculation that his close friendship with Putin was behind his business success, is ranked Russia's 17th richest man by Russia's Finans magazine. Putin, who plans to return to the Kremlin as president next ...
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Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire (Reuters)

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 1:56:55 PM | (author unknown)

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the X International Investment Forum Sochi-2011 in Sochi, September 16, 2011. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly addressed one of the most serious corruption allegations against him for the first time on Wednesday, saying he did not help businessman Gennady Timchenko create the Gunvor oil trading empire.

Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire - Reuters

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 2:01:50 PM | (author unknown)


The National

Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Reuters
MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly addressed one of the most serious corruption allegations against him for the first time on Wednesday, saying he did not help businessman Gennady Timchenko ...
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Putin's back, unfortunately - Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 8:35:55 PM | (author unknown)


Los Angeles Times

Putin's back, unfortunately
Los Angeles Times
Vladimir Putin's record as an authoritarian ruler means democratic reforms are highly unlikely, and the country is in for a rough future if he becomes president again. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, named President Dimitry Medvedev as a possible ...
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Car bomb in southern Russia kills 8, wounds 6 (AP)

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 2:01:01 PM | (author unknown)

AP - Investigators say a powerful car bomb killed eight people, including an 11-year-old girl and a police officer, in Russia's volatile Dagestan province.

Reports: Russian test launch of experimental ballistic missile ends in failure - Washington Post

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 6:38:16 AM | (author unknown)

Reports: Russian test launch of experimental ballistic missile ends in failure
Washington Post
By AP, MOSCOW — Russia's military says an experimental intercontinental ballistic missile has failed during a test launch. Russian news agencies quoted the military's Space Forces spokesman Col. Alexei Zolotukhin as saying that Tuesday's launch from ...
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Russia's Putin latest nip-tucked leader?
OCRegister
Has Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin had plastic surgery, perhaps to enhance his bid for president? We've seen him in those macho photos, the ones with his shirt off, fishing, riding horses and ...

Kudrin's Dismissal Projects Future Instability in Russia - Heritage.org (blog)

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 7:01:08 PM | (author unknown)

Globe and Mail

Kudrin's Dismissal Projects Future Instability in Russia
Heritage.org (blog)
Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov commented, “It is possible that initially Kudrin aimed for the position of prime minister, hence his demarche.” Whether or not Kudrin's ambitions were the cause of his criticism, Medvedev had little choice but to ...
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More of the Same Under Putin - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 6:41:13 PM | (author unknown)


Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

More of the Same Under Putin
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speaking on BBC World News, Carnegie's Matthew Rojansky argued that “the return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency doesn't strengthen democracy. It doesn't necessarily weaken things; it doesn't necessarily worsen things.” Instead, Rojansky explained ...
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