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
With no substitute likely to be found for natural gas any time soon, Russia should work to steadily increase its production levels over the next two decades, argues Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The car market began to rebound in early fall. Car dealers managed to sell 186,000 vehicles, or 10% more than in August. Surprisingly, Lada Kalina sales jumped 26%. At the same time, the traditional popularity of classic cars waned. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin did a lot to popularise the Lada Kalina when he drove this model along the new Amur highway in late August. His trip received extensive media coverage.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have discussed issues of gas cooperation.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin turns 58 today. He will spend the day in his native city of St Petersburg, although no party will interfere with his busy working schedule.
Acting mayor of Moscow Vladimir Resin has found himself, rather unexpectedly, a front-runner for the post of Moscow mayor after the president fired Yury Luzhkov citing loss of confidence. NG has learned that the Kremlin does not rule out a situation in which Resin would continue managing the city until the end of the 2011-2012 parliamentary and presidential campaigns. His main mission would be to ensure the elections in Moscow run smoothly.
Speaking at the Forest and Man forum, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested setting up a federal agency that would be responsible for forest management. Rosleskhoz, or the Federal Forestry Agency (FFA), is likely to become its foundation. After the summer wildfires it was put under direct control of the government again. Now the time has come for the next stage of forest management reform.
Prince Albert II of Monaco was given a lecture on hydrocarbons and global warming twice.
The Arctic must become an area of guaranteed peace and cooperation, says Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The prime minister addressed a conference of United Russia regional branches in the Volga Federal District.
After only one day in Izhevsk, Vladimir Putin managed to launch a new electric steel-making facility at the Izhstal plant and inspect the making of Avtovaz cars at the Izhavto plant. The automobile plant's future will be determined either in Tolyatti or in Korea.
