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Putin vows 'an answer' to NATO ships near Georgia

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:57:58 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that “there will be an...

Putin calls for restoring position in Cuba

AP — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:12:27 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling for Russia to regain its influential position in former Cold War ally Cuba, Russian news reports said Monday.

Report: Putin wants 2014 Olympics changes

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:27:59 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important than expense, Russian news agencies said.The southern Russian resort city was...

Report: Putin wants Olympics changes

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:16:01 +0000

Report: Putin wants Sochi facilities moved

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49:21 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated.The southern Russian resort city was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Games despite environmentalists’ complaints that some...

Kasparov: Putin killed Russia free press

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:18:17 +0000

World chess star turned political activist Garry Kasparov told world news industry leaders Tuesday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had assaulted press freedoms in Russia, and urged them to challenge Kremlin leaders over the issue.Kasparov, 45,...

Putin appoints ambassador to US to his Cabinet

AP — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:34:01 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed Russia’s longtime ambassador to the U.S. to his Cabinet on Monday, a move likely to deepen speculation that the former president will claim a strong foreign policy role.Putin named Yuri Ushakov as a...

Putin: art should help strengthen state

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:16:02 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled an exhibit from the art collection of a renowned Russian cellist Monday, a ceremony that reflected his continuing political influence even after stepping down as president.Putin opened the collection of late...

Putin names Cabinet, bringing loyalists from Kremlin

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:26 +0000

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wasted no time in naming his new Cabinet on Monday, bringing in loyalists from the Kremlin in what was seen as an effort to shift the center of power to his new place of work.He also left several prominent...

Bush calls Russian leaders Medvedev and Putin

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:55:25 +0000

President Bush has placed separate calls to newly inaugurated Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former President and now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the calls on Monday “lasted a few...