Tag: Vladimir Putin

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 05:34 UTC

  Putin declares victory; opposition claim fraud, protests scheduled for Monday

  

  Vladimir Putin has declared victory in Russia's presidential elections, returning for a third term after spending the last four years as the country's PM. Exit polls and preliminary results gave him about 60% of the vote.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 07:39 UTC

  Putin boosts presidential campaign with a tot of Antarctic ice prehistoric water

  

  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given a water sample Friday taken from a pristine lake hidden under Antarctic ice for over a million years, after Russian scientists drilled down to its surface.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  Chavez and Putin agree to defend independence and sovereignty of Syria and Iran

  

  The sovereignty of Syria and Iran should be defended against 'foreign interferences' and from the siege of ‘colonial powers’ Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 02:57 UTC

  Russia after almost two decades is admitted to the World Trade Organization

  

  The World Trade Organization admitted Russia as its newest member on Friday, giving a boost to its biggest trading partner, the European Union.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:14 UTC

  Putin blames US for nationwide protests against alleged election fraud

  

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, facing the possibility of nationwide protests against his rule, on Thursday accused US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of instigating demonstrators in the wake of the disputed parliamentary election.

• Saturday, November 12th 2011 - 11:17 UTC

  Putin running for president praises Berlusconi 17-year tenure as a “stability factor”

  

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised outgoing fellow political veteran Silvio Berlusconi and defended his own decision to remain in power for years to come in front of an audience of foreign experts.

• Saturday, September 24th 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  The Medvedev-Putin teams hang on: next March they change posts

  

  Vladimir Putin declared he was ready to return to the Russian presidency after current head of state Dmitry Medvedev announced he would bow to his mentor at March's election.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 01:05 UTC

  Exxon clinches Arctic oil exploration deal with a Russian government company

  

  US oil major Exxon Mobil has clinched an Arctic oil exploration deal with Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft. The venture seemingly extinguishes any remaining chance of UK’s BP reviving its own deal, which lapsed in May.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:44 UTC

  Attacks on Libya causing divisions among coalition members

  

  The international military campaign in Libya has created apparent divisions between coalition leaders carrying out the UN-sanctioned operation and other world powers.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 15:42 UTC

  Russia’s massive privatization drive takes off with sale of stake in main bank

  

  Russia has raised 96 billion roubles (3.3 billion USD) from the sale of a 10% stake in the country's second biggest bank, VTB. The sale marks the start of the government's huge privatisation drive aimed at raising 1 trillion roubles over three years.