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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the Foreign Ministry to stick to the provisions of the new Russia-U.S. Start treaty and push for guaranties that the U.S. missile shield in Europe will not be aimed against national nuclear facilities. “Proceed from the fact that any negotiations on strategic nuclear weapons cuts are possible only [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday issued a decree instructing the Foreign Ministry to stay on the track of further cooperation with the post-soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Integration processes in CIS must become one of the priorities of Russia’s foreign policy, Putin said in a decree signed May 7. International efforts aimed at [...]

RUSSIA * Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russian president on Monday in a glittering Kremlin ceremony that took place less than 24 hours after protesters opposed to his rule had battled police in downtown Moscow. * Russian police say they detained 300 people in downtown Moscow on Monday as demonstrators gathered to protest the [...]

President Vladimir Putin proposed Dmitry Medvedev for the post of prime minister on Monday, the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament said. Putin first put forward the idea of a job swap with Medvedev, who stepped down as president on Monday after four years in office, last autumn. Then prime minister Putin told a [...]

The clashes that marred an anti-Putin rally in downtown Moscow this weekend were organized in order to make an impression on Western observers, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Monday. “I think these images were intended for the West alone,” Nurgaliyev told journalists in Moscow. “We have never acted like this, but nevertheless, someone [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Monday to create 25 million jobs for highly skilled workers by 2020, the Kremlin said. According to a decree outlining the government’s long-term economic policy objectives, signed by Putin on his first day in the Kremlin, the measure is intended to ensure stable economic growth and technological development in [...]

A Moscow district court on Monday released the leader of Russia’s opposition Left Front movement, Sergei Udaltsov, and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, who were detained at the May 6 March of Millions, and fined each of them 1,000 rubles ($33.5) for defying police orders. On Sunday, Udaltsov was led by police off the stage while [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to adopt National Policy Strategy by December and to come up with proposals on the projected establishment of presidential council on inter-ethnic relations, the Kremlin said on Monday. In a decree signed May 7, Putin instructed lawmakers to toughen punishment for people violating Russia’s migration legislation. This [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to adopt a range of social measures including significant reduction of mortgage loan rates, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin bound the government to reduce mortgage loan rates to 2.2 percent by 2018. The president also instructed the government to set forth measures that will help give [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the introduction of national business ombudsman’s office by this December, the Kremlin said on Monday. “The office of ombudsman defending the rights of entrepreneurs on federal and regional levels must be instituted by December 1, 2012,” Putin’s decree said. In late April, the aide for former president Dmitry Medvedev, [...]

A total of 29 police officers have been injured in clashes with demonstrators that broke out during Sunday’s opposition rally in Moscow, the Moscow police press service reported. The demonstration, held on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president, turned violent after protest leader Sergei Udaltsov led a mass sit-in and demanded to be [...]

The live broadcast of the inauguration ceremony of newly-elected President Vladimir Putin will begin on EN.RIA.RU on May 7 at 11:40 a.m.  The inauguration of newly elected President Vladimir Putin will be held in Moscow on May 7. The ceremony in accordance with the protocol will start at noon and take about 40 minutes. An [...]

The inauguration ceremony of President-elect Vladimir Putin has kicked off in the Kremlin amid tightened security measures throughout downtown Moscow. Roads have been closed for ordinary transport as Putin’s motorcade sped to the Kremlin shortly before noon on Monday. Few pedestrians could be seen in the streets along the route, and nearby metro stations have [...]

MOSCOW, May 7 (Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti) – Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russian president on Monday in a glittering Kremlin ceremony that took place less than 24 hours after protesters opposed to his rule had battled police in downtown Moscow. “I swear on the power invested in me as president of the Russian [...]