Putin Offers Liberal Rules, Alexei Kudrin By Anatoly Medtsky The St. Petersburg Times Published: October 12, 2011 (Issue # 1678) MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday attempted to reassure investors dismayed by swelling social and military spending and promised a slate of major high-tech projects and more liberal rules for buying into strategic resource companies. He also addressed fears of political stagnation that could […]