PUTIN popularity and PUTIN trends

Berlin (dpa) - Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin kommt am nächsten Freitag zu seinem Antrittsbesuch nach Berlin. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel werde ihn mit militärischen Ehren empfangen und anschli...

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A bit of a blast from the past took place recently when Vladimir Putin refused to attend the G-8 summit and instead sent his buddy and right hand man, Dmitry Medvedev, to oversee Russia's role. It was kind of reminder of the cold-war era, yes, 'Russia is strong and getting stronger and you better notice it' kind of a message was passed on

President Vladimir V. Putin’s choices for his Kremlin administration will be the political heavyweights who have accompanied him for more than a decade.

Einen Tag nach Vorstellung des neuen russischen Kabinetts hat Präsident Putin mehreren Ministern seiner früheren Regierung Posten im Kreml verschafft.

MOSCOW  - Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a government dominated by loyalists on Monday, tightening his grip on the economy and national security after protests and limiting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s ability to pursue market reforms. Putin, 59, opted for continuity by retaining his ally Igor Shuvalov as first deputy prime minister in charge of economic policy, while ...

Kremlchef Wladimir Putin hat zwei Wochen nach dem Amtsantritt die neue Regierung ernannt. Ihre Posten behalten unter anderem Außenminister Sergej Lawrow und Verteidigungsminister Anatoli Serdjukow.

Die USA und Frankreich wollen Angela Merkel beim G-8-Gipfel überzeugen, mehr auf Wachstum denn auf Sparen zu setzen. Barack Obama fürchtet um seine Wiederwahl, sollte die US-Wirtschaft unter der Euro-Krise leiden. Doch Experten glauben, dass Merkel weiter die besten Karten hat.Mehr zum ThemaPersonalpolitik à la Putin - Vom Oppositions-Jäger zum KremlbeauftragtenNur zwei Wochen nach der Wahl - G...

Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat einen Fabrikarbeiter aus dem Ural zu seinem persönlichen Vertreter in der Region ernannt. Für einen Mann, der sein ganzes Leben lang in einer Fabrik gearbeitet habe und das Leben der normalen Menschen kenne, sei dieser Posten "genau richtig", sagte Putin am Freitag in Moskau bei einem Treffen mit Igor Cholmanskich, das vom russischen Staatsfernsehen übertr...

Präsident Obama wollte Wladimir Putin mit der Verlegung des G-8-Gipfels nach Camp David eine goldene Brücke bauen - aber der kommt an diesem Wochenende trotzdem nicht.

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Popular online video broadcasting and streaming service Ustream has gone down only three times in its five-year history, but on Wednesday it was…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a planned visit to the United States this month for an economic summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the White House announced Wednesday.

ANALYSIS:THE POWER swap in which Vladimir Putin became president on Monday and Dmitriy Medvedev prime minister a day later was marked by a toughening of stances on the streets of Moscow by the police and also by some of the anti-government demonstrators.

Marschierende Kompanien, schwere Kampftechnik und eine voller Ordenträger prunkende Tribüne - wie zu Sowjetzeiten ist in Moskau der Sieg über Nazi-Deutschland im Jahr 1945 gefeiert worden. Präsident Putin lobte als neuer, alter Oberbefehlshaber der Armee deren Leistungen vor 67 Jahren.

Skurriles Russland: Kurz nach seinem Amtsantritt lässt Präsident Wladimir Putin seine raue Seite im Eishockey raushängen - angefeuert von Gerhard Schröder und Silvio Berlusconi. Putins Jobtausch mit Dmitri Medwedew drohte derweil in der Duma keine Gefahr.

Upon return to Kremlin for a third 6-year term after four years as PM , Valdimir Putin pledged to strengthen democracy.

Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president today with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries.

Back in 2010, Vladimir Putin wasn't very happy about the prospect of wearing 3D glasses. But now he's donned a pair to watch a commemorative film of Yuri Gagarin's first human space flight, he looks pretty bad-ass in them. [Boing Boing] More »

Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Dmitry Rybolovlev bought the most expensive apartment ever sold in New York City — the $88 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West — and did much for local real estate values. But in Berezniki, the mining city where he made his fortune, properties have literally been plunging. 'Imagine putting a sugar cube in a cup of tea,' Mikhail A. Permyakov, the chief land surve...

Togliatti, Russia (ots/PRNewswire) - ~ - EUR400 million investment generates capacity of up to 350,000 cars annually across three brands. - After Lada Largus, separate models from Nissan and Renault will follow. - This new production line contributes to the …

THE RETURN of Vladi­mir Putin to the Russian presidency ought to have caused the Obama administration to reshape its policy toward the Kremlin. Putin based his election campaign in large part on anti-Americanism; he has increasingly pursued policies contrary to vital U.S. interests, such as his military support for the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and his threats against NATO’s European mis...

To his biographers, Vladimir Putin described himself as having been a hotheaded youth from a hardscrabble background who dreamed of being a spy like the ones in Soviet films. Instead, though he joined the K.G.B., he worked at a boring desk job. The image of Putin as a young thug . . . (Subscription required.)

The Russian government of Vladimir Putin was last night accused of trying to block a House of Commons debate about human rights abuses.

EU pide investigación "creíble" de las denuncias de fraude. Arrestan a quienes desconocen el resultado. Protestas opacan triunfo de Putin en presidenciales

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Vladimir Putin should ensure starting key reforms during his first 100 days in office after he is confirmed as the victor in the March 4 vote. (Moscow) – Vladimir Putin should ensure starting key reforms during his first 100 days in office after he is confirmed as the victor in the March 4 vote, Human Rights Wat...

Russian president, days before elections, writes that the "growing threat of a military strike on [Iran] alarms Russia," says he hopes foreign countries don't intervene in Syria without backing of UNSC.

In a op-ed piece written by Robert M. McDowell who is a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for the New York Times Today, Mr. McDowell warns of an international movement afoot to give take control to regulate the domain name system away from ICANN and the US and hand it over to the United Nations. As the NYT story is by subscription only we can’t quote much from the story but ...

Mitten in der Extremkälte muss die Energiegroßmacht Russland zugeben, die Gasnachfrage der EU nicht im gewünschten Ausmaß befriedigen zu können. Die Eigenversorgung habe Vorrang, sagte Regierungschef Putin.

Mitt Romney may have won Iowa's GOP caucus the old-fashioned (and legal) way, but if he really wants to "outgun" his opponents going forward, maybe he should learn a lesson from former Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. How does Putin get ahead in a race?

MOSCOW (AFP) - Vladimir Putin's approval ratings have declined to historic lows, polls showed Friday, as liberal media suggested the powerful prime minister was growing out of touch after Russia was swept by protests. The day earlier Putin gave one of his trademark strongman performances at his annual phone-in with… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

After thousands of protesters call for a Russia without Putin, the country’s main exchange took a dive

To arrest his slide in popularity, Vladimir Putin may have to show more commitment to reform.

Hasta 20 gobernantes han felicitado a Mariano Rajoy por su victoria. Pero entre tanto parabién hay ausencias sonoras. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, los primeros ministros de Rusia y Reino Unido, Vladimir Putin y David Cameron, o la presidenta de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, no figuran en la relación. Entre quienes sí han telefoneado al futuro presidente están la alemana Angela Merke...