1. Rethinking America’s Fourth of July as Outdependen
(Newsletter)

...TINUE... Putin hits back at Obama jibe Top_news By Agencies    Friday, 03 July 2009 Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, has hit back at a claim by Barack Obama, the US presid...

2. Hillary Clinton's 'Final Solution' to the Persian
(Newsletter)

...... Russia announces new cabinet Global By Agencies    Monday, 12 May 2008 Vladimir Putin, the incoming Russian prime minister, has named his cabinet line-up, re-appointing most key ...

3. Sharif\'s Lawless Deportation
(Newsletter)

...07 Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, has put forward a little-known financial official as his candidate to be the next Russian prime minister after he accepted the resignation of his government. CO...

4. Deals strengthen China-Russia links
(News/Economy)

...na agreed on several new energy, trade and military deals that signalled a strengthening of ties that Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, said "helps restrain" other powers. On the f...

5. Putin pushes trade on China visit
(News/Economy)

...he details of a joint energy agreement, worth another $2bn, which they hope will also be signed during Putin's visit. The Russian prime minister is due to meet his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, and...

6. Report: Iran has A-bomb know-how
(News/Global)

...visiting a secret military establishment at the time. It later emerged that he was holding talks with Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, and President Dmitry Medvedev. "We have heard tha...

7. Bush’s Dangerous Game in the South Caucasus
(Opinions/op-ed)

...ary response was reported to be brutal. With Russian “peacekeepers” on the scene, the government, apparently still run by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, responded. Russian troops, however, wen...

8. What about the Ossetians?
(Opinions/op-ed)

...idate John McCain declares, “Today we’re all Georgians,” they are putting politics above justice. One need not side with Russian Prime Minister Putin, a cynical opportunist if ever there was one, to ...

9. Milosvic: First Victim of US Franchised Street Revolutions
(Opinions/Politic)

... . So it was but natural for Slobodan Milosevic's family and brother to find shelter in Moscow. Ironically it was former Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin , sent to negotiate between Milosevic and ...

10. Poland marks anniversary of WWII
(Archived/News/Culture)

European leaders are gathering in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, amid a dispute between EU Baltic states and Russia over the Soviet Union's role in the conflict.