MOSCOW — Russian radio reported Monday that a Ukrainian and Russian comprehension services had worked together over many weeks to frustrate an assassination try on a Russian primary minister, Vladimir Putin. Other possibilities questioned a timing of a report, that comes only days before Sunday’s presidential choosing and as Putin and his United Russia celebration face [...]
Category: Russian Politics
February 29, 2012
February 28, 2012
Putin Assassination Plot Uncovered, Russian TV Reports
The report came reduction than a week before a Russian presidential choosing on Sunday, lifting questions about a timing, in partial since dual suspects were arrested weeks ago. Mr. Putin, a widespread figure in Russian politics, is widely approaching to lapse to a presidency, that he hold for dual terms before apropos primary apportion in [...]
January 13, 2012
Putin Not Erasing Comments From New Site…
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday denied reports by some media that critical comments, including those calling on Putin to resign, were being removed from the site. Asked whether the media claims were true, Peskov said: “No.” Putin’s election website http://www.putin2012.ru started operating on Thursday. Critics said negative comments disappeared from the [...]
January 12, 2012
Putin Campaigns Online…
The official website of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s presidential campaign was launched on Thursday. The website was designed by RIA Novosti at the cost of 1.1 million rubles (about $35,000), allocated from Putin’s campaign account. “It’s a modern, solid and reliable online resource, which presents all necessary information about Putin as a presidential candidate,” [...]
March 12, 2011
First lucky buyers of iPad 2 at Apple store on Fifth Avenue
Russian Alexei Shumilov became the first person to buy two iPad 2 tablets at the New York City’s flagship Apple store on Fifth Avenue after hours of waiting.
March 12, 2011
New Egypt lures more Russian tourists
A new Egypt’s government hopes that its tourism support measures will lure twice more Russians into the country than in 2010, Egypt’s Tourism Minister Munir Abdel Nur stated during the InterTur Market tourism fair in Moscow. He said that he plans talks with Russia’s Foreign Ministry to remove restrictions on visiting Egypt.
March 12, 2011
Arab League backs no-fly zone for Libya
The Arab League Foreign Ministers have backed a no-fly zone over Libya to protect the civilians from Gaddafi forces’ airstrikes, diplomats report from a special meeting in Cairo. Algeria, Yemen, Syria and Sudan have opposed the internationalization of the conflict while Egypt and Tunisia had the final say in the voting.
March 12, 2011
Another Russian silver in biathlon
The Russian man Evgeny Ustugov has won silver in the 15- kilometer men’s mass start race at the World Championship in biathlon in Khanty Mansiysk, in Western Siberia. He hit all the targets and came only five seconds later than the Norwegian gold- winner Emil Hegle Svendsen. The latter made one miss.
March 12, 2011
Ustyugov brings hosts Russia mass start silver at Biathlon Worlds
Russia’s Evgeny Ustyugov has won Russia’s third silver at the home Biathlon World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, finishing second in the men’s mass start race.
March 12, 2011
Gaddafi jets bomb rebels east of Ras Lanuf
According to Al Jazeera, the forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have been air power against rebel positions east of the oil port of Ras Lanuf, after taking control of it in earlier fighting. Most of the foreign reporters covering the Ras Lanuf battle are now out of the city.
March 12, 2011
Russian tourist spots at Moscow fair
All Russian regions are taking part in the annual INTURMARKET fair held in Moscow on Saturday. According to the Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai, Moscow is the best place for discovering Russian regional tourist destinations. Some 75,000 people are expected to attend the event.
March 12, 2011
Seawater cooldown for damaged reactor
Earthquake in Japan. Infographics Japanese engineers are embarking on a five-hour operation to cool the exploded reactor of the Fukushima nuclear power plant with massive amounts of seawater. The success of the effort cannot be assessed before ten days. Experts say the steel container of the reactor is relatively intact.
March 12, 2011
Thousands missing in tsunami-hit town
Earthquake in Japan. Infographics Of the 17 thousand inhabitants of the tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku in northeastern Japan, at least 9 and a half thousand are still missing. The total known disappearances around Japan are at over 10 thousand. The known deaths in the quake are at about 12 hundred.
March 12, 2011
NY tour bus crash kills 13
A tour bus crashed in NYC on Saturday killing 13 people, the AP agency reports. The bus, carrying 31-33 passengers, bumped into a support pole on the New England Thruway in Bronx. Six passengers were critically injured. The police are investigating.
March 12, 2011
Merry hockey leaves Dynamo Riga crying
Lokomotiv scored eight goals away in Riga to go 2-1 in their best-of-seven series against locals Dynamo in the second round of the KHL playoffs.