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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Доказывай это юристам, а не литераторам - Prove it to the lawyers, not writers
Mike Nova
Доказывай это юристам, а не литераторам: “Владимир Путин убеждал, что не помогал Тимченко торговать нефтью…”(Газета.RU) - Prove it to the lawyers, not writers: “Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire (Reuters)”
http://www.gazeta.ru/culture/2011/09/28/a_3783966.shtml
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/28/russia-putin-trader-idUSL5E7KS6LN20110928
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)
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 ...
S&P: No change with Russia minister resignationBusinessWeek
Russia for All of Its CitizensThe Moscow Times
Out of the shadowsFinancial Times
NPR -The Australian
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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)
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 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)
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 ...
Putin denies aiding oil traderFinancial Times
Russian PM Putin faces warnings of crisis aftwr firing his finance ministerThe National
Putin Comments on Timchenko and BooksThe Moscow Times
RT -Vancouver Sun
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Putin's back, unfortunately - Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 8:35:55 PM | (author unknown)
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 ...
Which Putin Will Emerge in New Presidency?New York Times
Medvedev Moves to Stamp Out Dissent Before Stepping Aside for Putin ReturnBloomberg
Medvedev Warns Dissenters Amid 'Tectonic' Shift in PowerSan Francisco Chronicle
Reuters -CBS News
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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 ...
Secret new Russian missile fails in testing: ReportsTimes of India
Russia's Yars ballistic missile fails test launchRIA Novosti
Reports: Russian ballistic missile fails in testForbes
Global Security Newswire
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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)
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 ...
Russia's Kudrin still in playAsia Times Online
Putin's bid for presidency puts Russia at crossroadsMonsters and Critics.com
Putin picks himself for Russian leaderOregonLive.com
Spectator.co.uk
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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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10:30 AM 9/29/2011 - Доказывай это юристам, а не литераторам: “Владимир Путин убеждал-, что не помогал Тимченко торговать нефтью…”
Россия погрузилась в политический кризис
Today, September 29, 2011, 58 minutes ago | (author unknown)
Cъезд "Единой России" должен был продемонстрировать могущество кремлевской политической машины, однако то, что случилось потом, свидетельствует о прямо противоположных вещах
Пожизненный президент
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 7:17:04 AM | (author unknown)Заявление о том, что Владимир Путин будет снова баллотироваться на пост президента, не должно было ни для кого стать сюрпризом. На самом деле, Путин никогда не переставал быть президентом. Президентство Медведева было маскарадом, свето-музыкальное представление, направленное на то, чтобы сбить с толку легковерных внутри страны и за ее пределами.
Политический лохотрон
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 1:01:10 PM | Газета.RU
После бурного политического уикенда и последовавшей громкой отставки Алексей Кудрин из столпов путинского правительства, неотъемлемой части питерской команды, "внешнего мозга" Путина и "главного бухгалтера страны" ...
Путину нужна талантливая критика
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 11:38:43 AM | Ольга Болотова
На встрече с писателями Владимир Путин убеждал Захара Прилепина в том, что не помогал Тимченко торговать нефтью, и предположил, что 4 млрд в "Транснефти" не разворованы, а использованы не по назначению. Что не одно и то же. Объявив борьбу с нарушением авторских прав в интернете, Путин обещал издателям поддержку и поручил повысить интерес россиян к чтению.
Путин делает ставку на высокие цены на нефть
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 6:10:51 PM | (author unknown)
Путин делает ставку именно на нефть на время своего нового президентского срока, который начнется в следующем мае. Западные финансовые аналитики заламывают руки, утверждая, что России требуется минимальная цена в 116 долларов за баррель для того, чтобы иметь сбалансированный бюджет, хотя нынешняя цена на нефть марки Brent составляет 105 долларов за баррель, с прогнозами на снижение в течение года.
Путин в эпоху бюджетного дефицита
Monday, September 26, 2011, 8:12:11 PM | Алексей Пименов
… Как говорится, свершилось. Неопределенность кончилась, и теперь кажется, что все было ясно с самого начала. Путин – возвращается, а Медведев… впрочем, о чем теперь говорить? Правда, один вопрос все-таки остается: политический смысл операции. Точнее: как принималось решение? И как скажется оно на расстановке сил во властной группировке, не говоря уже о проводимом ею политическом курсе? С этими вопросами корреспондент Русской службы «Голоса Америки» обратился к директору московского Центра Карнеги Дмитрию Тренину.
Восемь человек стали жертвами взрыва в Дагестане
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 2:48:18 PM | (author unknown)В результате взрыва заминированного автомобиля в Дагестане погибли восемь человек, в том числе 11-летняя девочка, сообщил Следственный комитет России. За последнюю неделю это уже третья крупная атака экстремистов в республике.
Отставка Кудрина - признак раскола элит?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 12:19:37 PM | (author unknown)
Сам бывший министр финансов Алексей Кудрин объяснил свою отставку только несогласием с непомерными тратами бюджета, но эксперты говорят и о более глубоких причинах.
Кудрин после отставки сохранил два поста
Today, September 29, 2011, 3 hours ago | (author unknown)
Расставшись с Алексеем Кудриным в качестве министра финансов, Кремль не собирается отказываться от использования его опыта как хорошего финансиста и экономиста. За ним сохранено два поста - председателя Национального банковского совета ( НБС ) и председателя совета при президенте России по финансовым рынкам.
Кудрин и Прохоров сорвали планы Медведева о втором сроке - СекретИнфо
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 4:15:39 PM | (author unknown)
Кудрин и Прохоров сорвали планы Медведева о втором сроке
СекретИнфо
Не так давно состоялась отставка министра финансов Леонида Кудрина. Незадолго до этого Михаил Прохоров вынужден был уйти с поста руководителя партии "Правое дело". Казалось, эти два события никак не связаны между собой и нечего о них говорить. Однако, не так все просто в царстве Российском.. ...
М.Прохоров предупредил о новых отставках в правительствеРБК - RBC.Ru
Прохоров считает, что в правительстве РФ грядут новые отставкиИнтерфакс
Прохоров: причиной отставки Кудрина стал конфликт идеологийBFM.Ru
Прайм-ТАСС -Newsland -NEWSru.com
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Путин наградил Суркова медалью Столыпина II степени - Полит.ру
Yesterday, September 28, 2011, 11:18:56 AM | (author unknown)
Путин наградил Суркова медалью Столыпина II степени
Полит.ру
Премьер-министр Владимир Путин наградил первого замглавы администрации президента России Владислава Суркова медалью Петра Столыпина II степени, сообщает «Газета.ру». В тексте распоряжения говорится, что награда вручена Суркову «за многолетнюю плодотворную государственную деятельность». ...
Путин наградил Суркова медалью Столыпина за «плодотворную государственную деятельность»Газета.Ru
Путин наградил Суркова медалью Столыпина - почти такая же есть у КудринаNEWSru.com
Путин наградил Суркова столыпинской медальюИзвестия
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
10:21 PM 9/28/2011 - Google Reader - "PERISCOPE - ПЕРИСКОП" via Mike Nova - President Putin Redux - NYTimes.com
Google Reader - "PERISCOPE - ПЕРИСКОП" via Mike Nova
President Putin Redux - NYTimes.com
via www.nytimes.com on 9/28/11
September 28, 2011
President Putin Redux
Russia’s next presidential election is not until next March but — barring an unexpected turn — the winner is pretty much decided.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a former president and Russia’s main power player, announced last Saturday that he would run for another presidential term. President Dmitri Medvedev, the protégé Mr. Putin installed in 2008, has agreed to head the United Russia party slate in the December parliamentary elections and to take the lesser post of prime minister after the presidential vote.
Mr. Medvedev, more liberal and Western-oriented, tried to step out of Mr. Putin’s shadow with a push for judicial and political reforms that would break the Kremlin’s iron grip. He never succeeded. Only a few months ago, he seemed eager to run again for president, but Mr. Putin proved again that he is really the one in charge.
Russia’s Constitution permits only two consecutive presidential terms. If Mr. Putin wins a six-year presidential term, he could run again in 2018 and stay in power until 2024. A truly chilling prospect.
Elections alone do not make a democracy, and Mr. Putin, a former K.G.B. officer, has made clear his disdain for democratic rights. His Russia is a place where journalists and human rights activists are murdered with impunity, political and business opponents are thrown in jail, and media outlets are controlled by or intimidated by the government. Mr. Putin has ridden high on an oil-fueled economic boom. But production levels are leveling off. The country needs to expand its revenue base by reducing the dependency on oil and gas, encouraging business competition and increasing foreign investment. To be successful, that will require cracking down on corruption, strengthening the rule of law and building an independent judiciary — reforms that Mr. Medvedev talked about but did not deliver.
The Obama administration has generally done a good job of “resetting” and managing the relationship with Moscow, working productively on Iran and Libya, concluding a new nuclear weapons agreement and increasing Russian logistical support to American forces in Afghanistan. Those interests will continue.
That means President Obama will have to find ways to continue working with Mr. Putin. He will also have to be ready to speak out, clearly and forcefully, when Mr. Putin bullies his own citizens or his neighbors. There can be no illusions about who Mr. Putin really is.
Party Is Over for Medvedev the Modernizer | News | The Moscow Times
via www.themoscowtimes.com on 9/28/11
When Dmitry Medvedev was named by then-President Vladimir Putin in December 2007 as his preferred successor, he was widely ridiculed as a weak figure who would allow Putin to continue to hold the reins.
Google Reader - "PERISCOPE - ПЕРИСКОП" via Mike Nova
via RUSSIA and THE WEST - РОССИЯ и ЗАПАД by Mike Nova on 9/28/11
Putin to return as Russia's president
Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10:58:28 AM | News
Putin to return as Russia's president
Putin to return as Russia's president
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin declared on Saturday he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency at March elections that could open the way for the former KGB spy to rule until 2024.
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Today, September 28, 2011, 5 hours ago | News
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
MOSCOW (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 create the Gunvor oil trading empire.
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
Today, September 28, 2011, 4 hours ago | News
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - One policeman and seven civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus province of Dagestan on Wednesday, authorities and local media said.
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Putin to return as Russia's president
Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10:58:28 AM | News
Putin to return as Russia's president
Putin to return as Russia's president
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin declared on Saturday he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency at March elections that could open the way for the former KGB spy to rule until 2024.
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Today, September 28, 2011, 5 hours ago | News
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
Russia's Putin: I had no role in oil trading empire
MOSCOW (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 create the Gunvor oil trading empire.
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
Today, September 28, 2011, 4 hours ago | News
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
Car bomb kills eight in Russia's Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - One policeman and seven civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus province of Dagestan on Wednesday, authorities and local media said.
Не пригласил Павловского
Из известных людей в новую палату президент не пригласил директора Московского бюро по правам человека Александра Брода, президента фонда "Холокост" Аллу Гербер, галериста Марата Гельмана, президента Фонда эффективной политики Глеба Павловского, исполнительного директора Конгресса муниципальных образований Виктора Панкращенко.
Подробнее: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1783380