VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Cabinet ministers have discussed the financial results for the past year.
The election site for presidential candidate Vladimir Putin was launched on January 12. The website talks about Putin's background and his current activities, but there is no election campaign programme yet.
The story of Nikita Belykh has pushed the prime minister to these strict conclusions.
Public opinion is to play a more important role in assessing the work of the heads of the regional governments than economic indicators.
Vladimir Putin will prepare his own version of the Popular Programme for the upcoming presidential election.
Yesterday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the journalists in his press pool as per tradition before the New Year. Availing myself of this opportunity, I decided to ask him some difficult questions – about the relations between the government and the opposition. Putin responded sincerely and never had to search for words.
As per tradition, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answered questions from government press pool journalists before the New Year. He briefly summed up the results of 2011 and told journalists how to deal with the opposition.
Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Taner Yıldız, handed a permit to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allowing the construction of the South Stream pipeline in Turkey’s territorial waters and signed two long-term contracts with Gazprom for Russian gas purchases up to 2021 and 2025.
Minister of Communications Igor Shchegolev reported to Vladimir Putin on how the video equipment will be installed inside the polling stations.
The new deputy prime minister will revive the defence industry in accordance with the plan outlined in his article in the Izvestia newspaper.
