Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has picked filmmaker Stanislav Govorukhin to run his campaign in next year’s presidential elections. Speaking to supporters on Thursday, Putin said he wants to use an amorphous group he launched in May, the All-Russia People’s Front, as the basis of his campaign. “I would like to create my [presidential campaign [...]
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December 9, 2011
October 24, 2011
Suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany
A married couple have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia. It is believed to be the first such case on German soil since the cold war. The alleged spies are suspected to have worked undercover for the Russian secret service for more than 20 years. A commando unit from the Federal [...]
September 30, 2011
Medvedev pledges shakeup after polls
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has promised major changes to the country’s government after upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. “There should be continuity, we should understand who’s at the helm but there should also be change,” Medvedev said in an interview with state TV channels due to be broadcast on Friday. Medvedev has said he is [...]
September 19, 2011
Lebedev Lands In Russian TV Tycoon Brawl
Russian media magnate Aleksandr Lebedev ended a talk show on national television by punching a fellow guest and property tycoon in the face, knocking him off the stage. Lebedev, a trendy 51-year old billionaire who sported square-rimmed spectacles and sneakers, said he delivered the two rights hooks against Sergei Polonsky out of self-defense because Polonsky [...]
September 18, 2011
Alexander Lebedev in Russian TV punch-up
The Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev may pride himself on not interfering with the editorial policy of his UK newspapers, the Independent and Evening Standard, but there was no sign of such restraint when he took exception to the words of a fellow guest on Russian television. Clad in very tight grey jeans, Lebedev showed a [...]
September 15, 2011
David Cameron says Russia and UK must ‘rebuild’ relationship
After meeting Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, David Cameron strikes a conciliatory tone Link to this video David Cameron has called for Russia to redouble its efforts to stamp out corruption and said there would be no let-up in UK demands for the extradition of the man suspected of killing a Russian spy in [...]
September 15, 2011
How I too failed the KGB spy test a year after David Cameron
There is the odd advantage to being (roughly) the same age as the prime minister to compensate for yet another unmistakeable sign of ageing. This is that occasionally the prime minister mentions something from the past that has a familiar ring. So when David Cameron said in Russia on Monday that the Soviet authorities had [...]