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Kremlin hails Putin party win  -  Dec 3, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldPresident Vladimir Putin's party has likely won a large majority in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sunday, but opposition parties cried foul and vowed ...

Kremlin Signals Tough Line After Vote  -  Mar 3, 2008
FOXNewsBy STEVE GUTTERMAN, AP Writer. MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin fast-tracked the transfer of power to his newly elected protege Monday and signaled the ...

Ex-spy's death adds to Kremlin intrigue  -  Nov 27, 2006
Christian Science MonitorCritics see Moscow's hand in the poisoning, while Putin supporters point to an anti-Russia conspiracy. By Fred Weir Correspondent of The Christian Science ...

Outspoken Putin Aide Quits, Scolding Kremlin  -  Dec 28, 2005
New York TimesBy CJ CHIVERS. MOSCOW, Dec. 27 - The most outspoken of President Vladimir V. Putin's senior advisers abruptly resigned Tuesday, warning that Russia's ...

Kremlin intrigue feeds theories on poisoned-spy case  -  Dec 5, 2006
Christian Science MonitorBy Fred Weir Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor / December 5, 2006. Even seminal spy novelist John le Carré would have been hard put to craft ...

Putin's pick for PM stuns Kremlin  -  Sep 13, 2007
Toronto StarBy Olivia Ward Foreign Affairs Reporter. Eight years ago Russia reeled with shock as President Boris Yeltsin named a shadowy former spy as his prime ...

Kremlin holds the reins to big business  -  Feb 28, 2008
BBC NewsBy Jon Cronin. Overlooking the Kremlin walls and the gates to Red Square, a huge campaign billboard shows President Vladimir Putin with the man he wants to ...

The Kremlin has bought "peace" in the turbulent republic by supporting...  -  Apr 16, 2009
Times OnlineIt has been a long and brutal struggle but Russia has finally declared an end to its war against separatists in Chechnya. ...

Kremlin-backed President of Ingushetia wounded by bomb  -  Jun 22, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukThe Kremlin-backed president of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, has been seriously wounded by a roadside bomb, sparking fears of a Chechnya-style war in ...

Awaiting The 'Big Fire'; Kremlin-watchers buzz about who will replace...  -  Nov 28, 2005
Free with registration - Newsweek International - AccessMyLibrary.comRamazan Tembotov hardly cuts the image of a hardened Islamo-terrorist. A soft-spoken human-rights activist, he's clearly more at home with legal briefs than ...

Kasparov defiant after arrest during anti-Kremlin march  -  Apr 15, 2007
Ha'aretzBy Reuters. MOSCOW - Former chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov accused Russian authorities of illegally crushing an anti-Kremlin march yesterday and called ...

Police detain opposition leader at anti-Kremlin rally  -  Jan 31, 2010
Yahoo! NewsBy Conor Humphries Conor Humphries – 15 mins ago. MOSCOW (Reuters) – Police detained up to 100 anti-Kremlin protesters, including leading opposition figure ...

Kremlin line-up to shed light on Russian riddle  -  May 7, 2008
Reuters UKBy Guy Faulconbridge. MOSCOW (Reuters) - When limousines sweep through the Kremlin gates after Wednesday's presidential handover, the identity of their ...

Kremlin remains silent on murder of top journalist  -  Oct 10, 2006
Sydney Morning HeraldA RUSSIAN newspaper has offered a reward of 25 million roubles ($1.25 million) for information on the murder of its award-winning investigative reporter, ...

Critic who opposed Kremlin murdered  -  Jul 16, 2009
Toronto StarMOSCOW–A well-known Russian rights activist was found slain execution-style yesterday, hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya – the latest in a series of ...

… Putin rejects hardliners to anoint Dmitri Medvedev as heir to...  -  Dec 11, 2007
Times OnlineHe would be the youngest Kremlin leader since Tsar Nicholas II and the first ... The full resources of the Kremlin machine will now be used to deliver ...

Kremlin disputes Rice's claim on US nuclear inspections  -  Apr 21, 2005
The GuardianCondoleezza Rice's first trip to Moscow as US secretary of state ended amid disagreement last night when the Kremlin contradicted her claim that Russia was ...

Kremlin critic barred from presidential vote  -  Feb 7, 2008
New York TimesBy CJ Chivers. MOSCOW — The Russian government Sunday denied an opposition leader's application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, ...

Dead spy's contact blames Kremlin  -  Nov 25, 2006
NEWS.com.auAN Italian contact of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian ex-spy killed by radioactive poisoning in London, has alleged in an interview that the Kremlin had ...

Medvedev, Obama to ink Afghanistan transit deal: Kremlin  -  Jul 3, 2009
Times of IndiaMOSCOW: The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound ...

Kremlin demands swift response to spy threat  -  Jan 28, 2010
Reuters IndiaMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev urged Russia's security agency on Thursday to act decisively against a persistent threat from foreign espionage ...

Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died - Kremlin spokesman …  -  Apr 23, 2007
ForbesFormer president Boris Yeltsin, the first Russian leader after the fall of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76, a Kremlin spokesman said. ...

Russian Roulette; The poisoning of a Kremlin critic has the world...  -  Dec 11, 2006
Free with registration - Newsweek - AccessMyLibrary.comAlexander Litvinenko said a lot of outrageous things when he was alive. He claimed that Al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was a Russian agent. ...

Putin promotes peace conference in first visit of Kremlin leader to...  -  Apr 28, 2005
New York TimesJERUSALEM — Israeli leaders had tough messages Thursday for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the second day of his historic visit: they object to Putin's ...

How Deep Purple conquered the Kremlin in night of metal mayhem  -  Feb 13, 2008
Times OnlineWhen the man destined to become Russia's next president declared a devotion to Deep Purple it was inevitable that the British rock legends would be summoned ...

Kremlin tactics echo Cold War  -  Jul 22, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukBy Olga Craig,. If the stand-off between Britain and Russia has brought back memories of the Cold War, then that is just how Vladimir Putin wants it. ...

Kremlin may tighten up internet use in Russia  -  Jan 13, 2010
The GuardianAn Internet surfer watches an online interview of Vladimir Putin at an Internet cafe in Moscow. Photograph: Reuters. Russia is not China. ...

N. Caucasus strife is Russia's top problem-Kremlin  -  Nov 12, 2009
ForbesBy Guy Faulconbridge and Denis Dyomkin. MOSCOW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned the Russian elite that an upsurge of ...

Putin names Cabinet, bringing loyalists from Kremlin  -  May 12, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Mansur Mirovalev, AP Writer. MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wasted no time in naming his new Cabinet on Monday, bringing in loyalists from the ...

Kremlin denies poison claims of former spy  -  Nov 20, 2006
CTV.caA former Russian spy is fighting for his life in a London hospital while the Kremlin is dismissing as "sheer nonsense" allegations that Russia had a hand in ...

Kremlin Dissenter Loses Many Duties  -  Jan 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe Kremlin gave no reason for the shift in responsibilities. But [Andrei Illarionov] last week criticized the government's breakup of Yukos Oil Co. and ...

Putin's Kremlin Inc has unfinished business to do  -  Nov 27, 2007
Reuters UKBy Dmitry Zhdannikov. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will see some mega-deals over the next few months as both the Kremlin and billionaire tycoons seek to wrap ...

Democracy, the Kremlin Way  -  Apr 26, 2009
Washington PostBy Philip P. Pan and Sarah Schafer. MOSCOW -- Television viewers in the Black Sea resort of Sochi were treated to a 20-minute documentary this month ripping ...

Putin preparing Kremlin comeback next year  -  Nov 6, 2008
Economic TimesMOSCOW: President Dmitry Medvedev's proposal to extend the presidential term in Russia paves the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2009, ...

The Kremlin's long-standing politics of the two-step  -  Jan 17, 2010
Taipei Times - Taipei TimesThis suggests that the issue of modernization, which lay dormant throughout the fat years of high oil prices, is back on the Kremlin agenda. ...

Kremlin hits out at Cheney speech  -  May 5, 2006
BBC NewsBy Jonathan Marcus. The Kremlin has described US Vice President Dick Cheney's tough condemnation of Russia on Thursday as "completely incomprehensible". ...

Kremlin: Battles Over Energy May Lead to Wars  -  May 13, 2009
ABC NewsBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV AP Writer. AP. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting on economic issues at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, ...

Kremlin finds renewed power from oil  -  Jul 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukBy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. Flush with oil and gas wealth, Russia has acquired the economic might to inflict punishing wounds on British interests - if it ...

Kremlin reins in Western charities  -  Nov 25, 2005
The AgeBy Steven Lee Myers, Moscow. RUSSIA is to impose greater government control over some of the world's most prominent charities in what critics describe as ...

Kremlin: Medvedev, Obama say need to meet soon  -  Nov 8, 2008
FOXNewsBy DAVID NOWAK, AP Writer. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had agreed with US President-elect Barack Obama in a telephone call ...

Kremlin think-tank proposes radical Russia changes: Report  -  Feb 3, 2010
Times of IndiaMOSCOW: A think-tank set up by President Dmitry Medvedev is proposing radical changes in Russia that would mark a return to political system of the era of ...

Kremlin accused over reporter death  -  Oct 9, 2006
Times OnlineShe was a fearless critic of President Putin and chronicler of atrocities in Russia's long war with its breakaway republic of Chechnya. ...

Cuba's Raul Castro in talks at Kremlin  -  Jan 30, 2009
FOXNewsBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, AP Writer. MOSCOW — Russia moved Friday to rebuild ties with Cold War ally Cuba, granting it loans and signing deals on energy and ...

Kremlin considers Lugovoi suspect in murder  -  Jul 20, 2007
ABC Online - ABC OnlineA Kremlin spokesman says ex-KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi, who has set off a fierce extradition fight between Moscow and London, is "one of the suspects" in ...

Former Russian oil tycoon receives 9-year prison sentence.(OAO NK …  -  May 31, 2005
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comEven Russian analysts with Kremlin ties agree that the prosecution of the ... Khodorkovsky had given millions to Kremlin opponents before parliament ...

Russia wants to ban Kremlin opponent from election  -  Jan 24, 2008
Reuters CanadaBy Christian Lowe and Chris Baldwin. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Mikhail Kasyanov should be barred from Russia's presidential election, officials said ...

'Kremlin behind poisoning'  -  Nov 22, 2006
News24London - Mystery over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and fierce Kremlin critic deepened on Wednesday after contradictory reports about what exactly ...

'Kremlin blocked Kasparov from running for president'  -  Dec 13, 2007
Jerusalem PostKremlin critic and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov will not run in Russia's presidential elections after authorities repeatedly blocked ...

Moscow and Russia Luzhkov v Kremlin  -  Feb 4, 2010
The Economist - EconomistIN THEIR menacing black helmets and commando-style boots, the Moscow bailiffs look like an occupation force spreading fear and destruction along the banks ...

Russia's Mikhail Youzhny and Francesca Schiavone of Italy win Kremlin...  -  Oct 25, 2009
Yahoo! NewsThe 20th edition of the Kremlin Cup had a weakened women's draw because seven of the world's top players had qualified for the Doha Championships before the ...

Kremlin favorite: Russia to keep strong presidency  -  Feb 15, 2008
Boston GlobeMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's next president will remain the country's most powerful official even with outgoing head of state Vladimir Putin as prime ...

Russia's fallen 'oligarch' awaits verdict of judges.  -  Apr 27, 2005
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comIndeed, the theory that the Kremlin decided to pillory Khodorkovsky as an ... The Bush administration and many Russian analysts criticized the Kremlin after ...

Dozens Arrested as Riot Police Beat Anti-Kremlin Protesters in St. …  -  Apr 16, 2007
Washington PostBy Peter Finn. MOSCOW, April 15 -- Riot police beat anti-Kremlin demonstrators who attempted to march to government buildings in St. Petersburg on Sunday ...

For Putin and the Kremlin, a Not So Happy New Year  -  Jan 3, 2006
New York TimesBy CJ CHIVERS. MOSCOW, Jan. 2 - For President Vladimir V. Putin and Russia, 2006 was supposed to be a banner year. Instead, it has begun badly, ...

… of most assertive regional governors steps down as Kremlin acts to...  -  Jan 22, 2010
msnbc.comMOSCOW - The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is set to replace the long-standing leader of one of Russian's richest and the most ...

Kremlin sends tough general to Ingushetia  -  Aug 19, 2009
B92SOCHI -- President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a battle-hardened Russian general "to put in order" troubled Ingushetia. It comes a day after a suicide bomb ...

Kremlin: Medvedev submits bill extending presidential term  -  Nov 12, 2008
央视国际MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the parliament amendments to a law, which will extend the presidential term ...

Putin turns 55, celebrates last birthday as president in Kremlin  -  Oct 8, 2007
央视国际Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated his 55th birthday with a small group of close friends and allies at the Kremlin. ...

Kremlin Dissident Blasts Oil Tycoon's Conviction  -  Jun 3, 2005
Washington PostBy Peter Finn. MOSCOW, June 2 -- A Kremlin official with a reputation for dissenting from the official line attacked the conviction on Tuesday of Mikhail ...

Titans call Kremlin home .  -  Jun 27, 2006
St. Petersburg Times - Google News ArchiveVladimir Putin has installed close confidants into the top jobs of major state-controlled companies And that leaves many in the world a little uncomfortable ...

Police detain anti-Kremlin protesters  -  Dec 15, 2008
ScotsmanBy Paul Sonne. POLICE thwarted a banned anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow yesterday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into lorries. ...

Kremlin to curb graft, red tape for small business  -  Aug 5, 2009
ForbesBy Denis Dyomkin. ZVENIGOROD, Russia, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday attacked red tape and official extortion of small ...

Kremlin, United Russia Worried After Kaliningrad Rally  -  Feb 2, 2010
Moscow Times - The Moscow TimesBy Alexandra Odynova. A large weekend rally in Kaliningrad that called for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ouster has stirred worries in the Kremlin and ...

Kremlin says unclear if Putin to go to Iran  -  Oct 15, 2007
Reuters UKTEHRAN/WIESBADEN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday it was unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would go ahead with his visit to ...

Kremlin fury at US demand over Baltic wartime pact  -  May 6, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukBy Julius Strauss in Moscow and Alec Russell in Washington. A White House demand that Russia face up to its Stalinist past is fuelling a diplomatic spat ...

Kremlin 'failing democracy pledge'  -  Dec 10, 2009
Stuff.co.nzOpposition candidates and election observers say significant violations in regional votes across Russia showed President Dmitry Medvedev was failing to ...

Kremlin explains Putin's Katsav joke  -  Oct 20, 2006
Jerusalem PostBy AP. The Kremlin on Friday tried to explain away President Vladimir Putin's joke about rape charges against Israel's president, blaming difficulties in ...

Russian Clans Drive Kremlin Infighting  -  Feb 11, 2008
NPR...by Gregory Feifer. To many outsiders, the Kremlin seems like a monolithic power base controlled by Russian President Vladimir Putin. ...

International briefs: Russian police break up anti-Kremlin protests  -  Jan 31, 2010
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Fort Worth Star TelegramRUSSIA -- Police broke up anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Sunday and detained more than 100 demonstrators, including several ...

Russia: Fear Still A Factor For Russia's Most Powerful Man  -  Nov 30, 2007
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyFirst, in the absence of any ideology or issues, the Kremlin has centered its ... Even some members of the Kremlin-friendly Central Election Commission have ...

Pierce topples Schiavone for title at Kremlin Cup  -  Oct 16, 2005
USA TODAY - USA TodayMOSCOW (AP) — Mary Pierce won her second Kremlin Cup title Sunday, beating Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 6-3. Pierce, who also captured this tournament ...

Putin Hints at Return to the Kremlin  -  Sep 12, 2009
FOXNewsVladimir Putin has given his strongest hint yet that he is considering a return to the Kremlin, a move that could allow the combative Russian leader to stay ...

Enemy of the Kremlin suspects that she's been poisoned  -  Oct 16, 2008
Toronto StarSteve Gutterman AP. MOSCOW–A Russian human rights lawyer suspects she and her family have been poisoned by mercury found in her car, making her too ill to ...

Ex-spy 'killed for dossier on Kremlin boss'  -  Dec 17, 2006
Times OnlineYuri Shvets, a former spy now based in America, claims Litvinenko had been doing due diligence work for a British company on the official, ...

Kremlin urges Caucasus leaders to back new envoy  -  Jan 26, 2010
Yahoo! NewsBy Denis Dyomkin Denis Dyomkin – Tue Jan 26, 1:35 pm ET. KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday only economic and ...

Putin to lead pro-Kremlin party in Russia polls, eyes PM's post  -  Oct 2, 2007
Indian ExpressRussian President Vladimir Putin on monday said he would lead the list of candidates of pro-Kremlin “United Russia� in the December parliamentary polls and ...

Kremlin rejects US missile defense  -  Nov 12, 2008
Kyiv PostMOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin has rejected a second of US proposals offered to assuage increasingly strident Russian criticism of plans for an American ...

Kremlin: Obama to Visit Russia July 6-8  -  May 11, 2009
ABC NewsBy DAVID NOWAK AP Writer. AP. The Kremlin said Monday that President Barack Obama will travel to Russia July 6-8, where talks are expected to focus on ...

Kremlin in no mood to be lectured, Bush told  -  Feb 24, 2005
Times OnlineA SENIOR Kremlin official dismissed Russia's critics as “nervous Nellies� yesterday, setting the stage for a contentious summit between President Putin and ...

Dementieva captures Kremlin Cup  -  Oct 15, 2007
TSNMoscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Elena Dementieva of Russia rallied from a set down to knock off Serena Williams on Sunday for the title at the Kremlin Cup ...

Kremlin "spreading lies" about murder -Berezovsky  -  May 31, 2007
中国日报MOSCOW - Allegations that British intelligence had a hand in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko are baseless and orchestrated by the Kremlin, ...

Ex-Norilsk CEO Faces Terrorists, Corruption in New Kremlin Job  -  Jan 20, 2010
BusinessWeekBy Lucian Kim. Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- President Dmitry Medvedev's new envoy to the insurgency-torn North Caucasus region faces threats from Islamic ...

Kremlin curbs hit rights groups  -  Oct 19, 2006
Times OnlineBy Tony Halpin. HUNDREDS of charities and human rights groups have been forced to halt their work in Russia after the Kremlin imposed tough new monitoring ...

Jelena Jankovic takes Kremlin Cup  -  Oct 13, 2008
HinduMOSCOW: World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia beat Russian Vera Zvonareva in the women' final of the $2.4 million Kremlin Cup tennis here on Sunday. ...

Putin to be PM in future government  -  Dec 18, 2007
NEWS.com.auAnalysts said the choice of a loyal longtime colleague signalled Mr Putin's desire to keep a grip on power after leaving the Kremlin. ...

Kremlin rivals accuse Putin of hiding fortune  -  Dec 22, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldAN UNPRECEDENTED battle is taking place inside the Kremlin in advance of Vladimir Putin's departure from office, with claims the President presides over a ...

Kremlin critic shot dead in police custody  -  Sep 1, 2008
Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter. Magomed Yevloyev, who opposed the Russian-backed administration of Ingushetia, was detained by police when he landed at the region's ...

Kremlin silent on Putin's flexible young lover story  -  Apr 18, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldFlexible ... Putin fishing, top, and Alina Kabaeva in her gymnast days. Above, Putin with Kabaeva and, inset, his wife. Russian president Vladimir Putin has ...

Rivals in Kremlin race  -  Jan 30, 2008
BBC NewsRussia's Vladimir Putin has named Dmitry Medvedev as his preferred successor in the presidential election on 2 March. Mr Putin plans to become prime ...

Pro-Kremlin parties lead elections  -  Mar 12, 2007
Boston GlobeBy David Holley, Los Angeles Times | March 12, 2007. MOSCOW -- Russian voters went to the polls yesterday in regional elections dominated by two pro-Kremlin ...

… Putin gestures during a news conference in Kremlin, Moscow Feb. 1,...  -  Feb 2, 2007
央视国际Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) holds a news conference in Kremlin, Moscow Feb. 1, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Shen Bohan). Meanwhile, Putin vowed to reduce ...

He who holds the Kremlin  -  Mar 4, 2008
Indian ExpressThe Kremlin will continue to use energy exports to exert pressure on several former Soviet republics to preserve Russia's political leverage vis-a-vis their ...

Kremlin charges two Russian-Americans with industrial espionage  -  Mar 21, 2008
Christian Science MonitorCharges against two men, one of whom worked for oil giant and joint venture TNK-BP, may be part of an effort to increase Russia's control over oil resources ...

Russia: Putin's Kremlin Searches For Legitimacy  -  Nov 26, 2007
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyBy Robert Coalson. In short, politics in Russia have reached the point where the only way for parties to gauge their popularity is by measuring the lengths ...

Exiled Kremlin foe: Russian gov't should be brought down  -  Apr 14, 2007
Jerusalem PostBy AP. Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against dissident exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky on charges of plotting a coup in response to his ...

… CRASH COULD FUEL AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR BY THE KREMLIN  -  Dec 18, 2008
EurasiaNetThese days, it's doubtful that the Kremlin has the money to back up its bluster ... What the Kremlin didn't realize was that the hubris that accompanied the ...

Former tycoon takes swipe at Kremlin from jail in Siberia  -  Dec 4, 2008
The GuardianMikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and now the nation's highest- profile prisoner, yesterday spoke out for the first time from the Siberian ...

Musical Chairs In The Kremlin  -  Sep 17, 2007
CBS NewsBy Thomas K. Grose. (US News) However European governments choose to respond to Russia's more muscular foreign policy posture, they've got to factor in that ...

Kremlin watchers surprised by new PM  -  Sep 12, 2007
BBC NewsBy Steven Eke. The most important outcome of the government reshuffle in Moscow is that it leaves the world in the dark over who - if, indeed, ...

Russia prepares as power moves out from Kremlin  -  May 5, 2008
Taipei Times - Taipei TimesSince the fall of the czars, Russians have known the Kremlin as the seat of ultimate power. From Wednesday, they won't be so sure. ...

Kremlin to curb graft, red tape for small business  -  06 Aug 2009
ReutersThe crisis has made the Kremlin sensitive to social unrest in hard-hit industrial centers, which had been kept in check by growing wages and prosperity

KG-Beefcake: Putin bares his chest in Siberia  -  06 Aug 2009
The Associated PressIt was this picture that the Kremlin-friendly newspaper Izvestia put on its front page Wednesday, with more inside. In visiting Tuva earlier this week,

Russia's Obama: No, he can't, at least not now  -  06 Aug 2009
The Associated PressThe billboards were up for only a couple of days before being replaced by ads for the main pro-Kremlin party's candidate, Yuri Khrustov, a former teacher.

Plans for 450 houses at 'The Kremlin'  -  06 Aug 2009
This is NottinghamA PLANNING application for 475 homes has been submitted for the site of Government buildings and a nuclear bunker, known as "The Kremlin".

Fear of a Weak Russia  -  06 Aug 2009
Foreign PolicyWhether he was speaking for President Barack Obama or not, Biden also sent an unequivocal signal to the Kremlin that it should not take any "reset" for

Workers at Russia's largest car maker hold protest  -  06 Aug 2009
BusinessWeekRussian Technologies -- a sprawling state-controlled conglomerate set up by the Kremlin to streamline the country's aging manufacturing base -- sold half of

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin 'a gay icon'  -  06 Aug 2009
PinkNews.co.ukThe images, released to the public by the Kremlin, showed him feeding his horse, riding a mini-submarine and swimming in a lake.

Medvedev Orders State Purchases Oversight  -  06 Aug 2009
The Moscow TimesEconomic Development Ministry to tighten their control over the system for placing state purchases, a statement on the Kremlin web site said Wednesday.

The Russians are coming!  -  06 Aug 2009
Foreign Policy...to mind a similar event from last year, when the Kremlin sent two of its aging Blackjack bombers on a "training mission" into the western hemisphere.

3 militants killed in Russia's southern province  -  06 Aug 2009
Kyiv PostThe province's Kremlin-appointed president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, was critically wounded in a bombing last month. The Kyiv Post is hosting comments and forums

Echoes of Cold War as two Russian nuclear submarines are spotted ...  -  06 Aug 2009
Daily MailThe rare sighting has raised fears in the Pentagon that the Kremlin is taking a more aggressive stance against Washington. It was the first time since the

Tech Weekly: Eric Schmidt leaves Apple's board  -  06 Aug 2009
guardian.co.ukCharles Arthur and Kevin Anderson discuss the shakeup at the Cupertino Kremlin with MacFormat deputy editor Chris Phin. Charles also talks to Sonos CEO John

Russia opens new trial in Kremlin critic's murder  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
AFPMOSCOW — A Russian court on Wednesday opened a new trial into the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Anna Politkovskaya even as the case into the 2006

Russian troops on alert as Georgia tensions rise  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Boston Globe...of South Ossetia have been put on increased combat readiness amid rising tensions on the de facto border with Georgia, Kremlin officials said yesterday.

Gunmen Kill 5 Police Officers in Chechnya  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
New York TimesIn a victory for Chechnya's Kremlin-backed president, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, Chechnya's government recently reached an agreement with Akhmed Zakayev,

Russian official irked by US Vice President Biden  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Associated PressBiden said in the interview that Russia's economic difficulties would likely make the Kremlin more willing to cooperate with Washington on security issues.

School Is Out but Education Doesn't Stop for the Obama Daughters ...  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
New York TimesThe Obamas, with their daughters, Malia, right, and Sasha, touring the Kremlin on July 6. President Obama telling his daughters about Cape Coast Castle in

Chechen separatist in rare talks  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
BBC NewsIt has been happening in perfect co-ordination with the highest leadership in the Kremlin Mr Abdurakhmanov meanwhile said the talks had centred on "the

The Kremlin's Violent Underbelly  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
The Moscow TimesThe Kremlin has been caught off guard by a spike in violence in the North Caucasus over the past few months. One reason for this: The Kremlin had believed

Kremlin Burning Bridges With Every Neighbor  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
The Moscow TimesThe Kremlin was not able to exploit its huge reserves that it accumulated after eight years of an oil boom by turning its economic power into political

Veep Joe Biden's diatribe on Russia's interests leaves Kremlin ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
New York Daily NewsThe Kremlin was flabbergasted. "It is perplexing why [Biden] decided to share his interpretation [of] the bilateral relations," said a top aide to President

Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for partnership with Russia  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukPhotograph: Serdar Yildiz/EPA The new Nato secretary general today called for a "strategic partnership" with Russia a year after the Kremlin's war in

Kremlin tribute to dead activist  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
BBC NewsMemorial, the Russian human rights group which employed Ms Estemirova, has accused Chechnya's Kremlin-backed President, Ramzan Kadyrov,

Faith or Politics? The Russian Patriarch Ends Ukraine Visit  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
TIMEBut his critics say he was on a mission from the Kremlin to buttress Moscow's influence over its neighbor. Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian

Moscow's Troubles in the Caucasus  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
GeorgiandailyAlthough the Kremlin garnered respect as a result of its war with Georgia one year ago, the situation remains explosive in other parts of the Caucasus.

America Hears a Gaffe, Russia Sees a Plot  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
New York TimesWithin hours, a top Kremlin aide had released a barbed statement comparing Mr. Biden to Dick Cheney. Commentators announced Mr. Biden's emergence as

Kirill is not the Kremlin's man  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukMany suspect that Kirill is the Kremlin's cleric, intent on advancing a pro-Russian agenda. The accusation is that his presence will precipitate the looming

White House 'Cyber Czar' Resigns; Let's Not Replace Her.  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Wired NewsCollaboration is key to improving security and collaboration comes from trust, not edicts from the Kremlin. We're not going to abandon our bureaucracies,

He would have exploded during this Jazz offseason  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Salt Lake TribuneHe was a loose cannon at the head of the Kremlin. Brezhnev with a big brain and a big mouth. He usually didn't just go off. You had to ask him the right

US government questions Apple, AT&T and Google over app rejection  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukOoo, this might be interesting. The US government might just open up the Silicon Curtain at the secretive Cupertino Kremlin and give us a peek.

Kyrgyzstan: At the Crossroad of Empires, a Mouse Struts  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
New York TimesThose troops and planes have stirred deep unease in the Kremlin, which tried to persuade Mr. Bakiyev to oust the Americans, in the end unsuccessfully.

Russia Signs Accord for Second Military Base in Kyrgyzstan  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
BloombergOn July 30, he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, according to the Kremlin

Kyrgyzstan agrees to host second Russian base - Kremlin  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
RIA Novosti..."If the operation of the center is carried out in line with its stated mandate, we will have no formal cause for concern," the Kremlin official said,

Dozens Detained in Attempted Protest  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
The Moscow Times03 August 2009Combined ReportsCamouflage-clad riot police on Friday detained about 20 protesters that were trying to hold an anti-Kremlin demonstration in

Revolution will not come in Moscow but I will get it right, Tony ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Times OnlineWith Tony Mowbray just about able to see the walls of the Kremlin from his hotel window in Moscow, it was appropriate that the Celtic manager hinted

The Sunday Word  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
New York TimesBiden on Moscow: The Kremlin said comments Vice President Joseph R. Biden made to the Wall Street Journal Friday sent mixed messages about the Obama

TURKMENISTAN: LIKELY ISRAELI ENVOY TO ASHGABAT VEXES KREMLIN, TEHRAN  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
EurasiaNetThe man who would be Israel's first permanent ambassador to Turkmenistan, Reuven Dinel, is generating suspicion in Moscow and Tehran.

Obama in Moscow  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
Wall Street JournalPaul Gigot: This week on "The Journal Editorial Report," President Obama attempts to reset relations with the Kremlin. Did he succeed?

Kremlin criticizes Belarus over policy on Abkhazia, S.Ossetia  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
RIA NovostiResponding to the Belarusian statement, the Kremlin official said: "This is, to say the least, simply inconsistent." He added that unlike many Western

Magna should be wary of the Kremlin  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
National PostMr. Deripaska has stated publicly that his interests corresponds to the Kremlin's, which are likely not the same as the interests of the existing

Finding the 'real' Russia in Moscow  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Financial TimesA few miles west of the Kremlin, on the banks of the Moskva River, a mighty new citadel of Russian power is taking shape.

What Could the Kremlin Do If Kadyrov was behind Estemirova's Killing?  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
GeorgiandailyIf as many believe but no one has yet proved, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov was behind the murder of journalist and rights activist Natalya Estemirova,

Medvedev: US need not abandon Ukraine or Georgia  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
The Associated PressThe Kremlin has often bristled at Washington's close relations with Westward-leaning Ukraine and Georgia. Georgia's drive to join NATO added to tensions

Judge Steps Down in EU Yukos Case  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
The Moscow TimesA judge appointed by the Kremlin to the European Court of Human Rights for a billion-dollar lawsuit by former Yukos management has stepped down after

Suicide bomber hits Chechen capital  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Aljazeera.netRamzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed president, said that the suicide attack was an attempt to stop it from carrying out operations against Islamist fighters,

Ingushetia Opposition Wants Kremlin To Act On Crisis  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyMOSCOW (Reuters) -- An opposition activist from Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region called on the Kremlin on July 22 to act to prevent a worsening

Banks Loom Large at Moskva-City  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
The Moscow TimesThe rising business district, located on the banks of the Moscow River just five kilometers west of the Kremlin, carries a total price tag of $15 billion,

Voros: Russians invading Facebook  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
San Jose Mercury NewsWall Street types with big bags of money would form a line from here to the Kremlin to get in on the kind of action DST secured. But somehow the Russians

Chris Rattue: Pull the trigger and let's get shot of Henry  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
New Zealand HeraldThe Kremlin is full of arrogance and rot, and it's well past the time when this decaying monolith is forced to start all over again.

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