The pro-Kremlin United Russia party has decided to adopt Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's idea, which he voiced in Izvestia.
Vladimir Putin has described why he would like to be president again.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's new economic programme will remain oriented toward Western investment. He made this clear at the Russia Calling investment forum in early October, in his first major public speech since declaring his intention to run for a third presidential term.
At the end of the first day of his visit to China, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Chinese journalists. He said one of the main reasons he decided to run for president was the effectiveness of Russia's anti-crisis policy. According to Putin, the economic achievements of the 2000s provide a good chance for Russia's successful long-term economic development.
Mobile network operators reduced the incidence of dead zones of mobile phone coverage along the Chita-Khabarovsk highway.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is headed to China for a two-day visit.
On Monday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev.
On October 11, Vladimir Putin will arrive in China for a two-day visit. He will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Vladimir Putin spent his 59th birthday at work, resolving the problems of the military industrial complex and other issues. The prime minister promised to spend 3 trillion roubles to develop the military industrial complex until 2020.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who turns 59 on October 7, said he never takes alcohol "in excess," not even on his birthday.