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Putin promises to sign ban on American adoptions of Russian children
Russian president says he sees ‘no reason not to sign’ bill named after boy who died after being adopted by Americans Vladimir Putin has indicated he is likely to sign into law a bill that bans Americans from adopting Russian children. The bill was proposed in response to the US’s…
Russia arrests opposition leaders at banned rally
Russian police Saturday arrested several opposition leaders, including well-known blogger Alexei Navalny, as hundreds of people packed a central Moscow square in defiance of an official ban to protest Vladimir Putin’s rule. Scores of Muscovites, many holding white roses, defied the authorities by turning up at Lubyanka Square, the seat…
Russian PM ‘does not rule out’ Kremlin comeback
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he is not ruling out a return to the Kremlin after his 2008-2012 single term as Russian head of state but was happy working as premier under his mentor Vladimir Putin. “If I have sufficient strength and health, if our people trust me in the…
Vladimir Putin fires Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov in corruption scandal
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday fired defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov over a corruption scandal, the most dramatic change to the government since he returned to the Kremlin for a third term. Putin replaced Serdyukov, who had been implementing an unpopular but Kremlin-backed military reform, with Moscow region governor and long-standing…
Russian ultra-nationalists vow to drive Putin out of Kremlin
MOSCOW — Thousands of Russian ultra-nationalists marched through central Moscow Sunday vowing to drive Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin and accusing him of ignoring the rights of ethnic Slavs. Armed with anti-Putin slogans, Orthodox banners and black-and-yellow flags of pre-revolutionary Russia, the mostly black-clad participants joined in a “Russian…
Putin gives Chavez ‘El Ruso’ the puppy
Vladimir Putin has sent a Black Russian Terrier puppy to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, who joked the Russian strongman would receive a capybara, the world’s largest rodent, in return. The three-month-old puppy was given to Chavez by Igor Sechin, one of Putin’s most trusted lieutenants and chief executive of…
Pussy Riot members announce new protest
Russia’s Pussy Riot punk group plans a new protest in Russia despite the jailing of three of its members for a performance against Vladimir Putin in an Orthodox cathedral, band members said Thursday. “We first of all want to do a new protest finally, so that we have something to…
Pussy Riot team appeals ‘punk prayer’ jailing
Pussy Riot lawyers on Monday appealed the jailing of three of the Russian band members for their “punk prayer” call for Vladimir Putin’s ouster ahead of his election to a new presidential term. The decision to contest this month’s controversial ruling came as news emerged that two other singers in…
Lawyer: Pussy Riot members may face violence in prison
A lawyer for Pussy Riot has warned that three members of the feminist punk band sentenced to jail last week could face violence and discrimination because of the intense state campaign against them. “For half a year, state-run television has built up a very negative image of them – that they’re blasphemers, heretics,” said…
Pussy Riot releases new single after being sentenced
Pussy Riot will not go to jail quietly. Hours after being sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism, the Russian punk band released a new single, “Putin Lights The Fires,” which has intensified the international criticism of both the verdict and Russian President Vladimir Putin. And, perhaps most importantly…
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