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
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin released first two leopards from their cage into an enclosure last September, thereby launching a programme to restore the now diminished leopard population that once roamed the mountains of Sochi.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposes merging the Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy gas giants.
The Europa Plus radio station celebrates its 20th birthday on April 30.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a trip to Franz Josef Land in the Arctic where he had been saving a polar bear for several hours – mostly from humans. He also announced a work-for-the-nation day to clear the Arctic of hundreds of thousands of barrels of fuel and lubricants.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin assured his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi that Russia will not abandon the South Stream project to please Ukraine.
On April 20, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivered a report to the State Duma on government performance in 2009. Although he spoke like a doctor proposing a cure for the country's economic ailments, his sore throat made him sound like he needed a doctor himself. He told the audience how his government had cured the crisis-ridden economy and promised to invest another 460 billion roubles in healthcare over the next two years.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rounded off the first day of his two-day visit to Austria by visiting the European judo championships which was held in Vienna this year. Earlier in the day, he had attended the signing of a deal to bring Austria into the South Stream gas pipeline project, finally making the plan a reality. However, Russia's results in judo were far less impressive than in the Federal Chancellor's palace, according to Kommersant correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov, who was present at both events.
Shortly before the uprising in Kyrgyzstan two weeks ago, online news sites posted a series of hard-hitting exposés accusing the family of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev of skimming money from the public coffers, an allegation that touched a nerve in this poor country and strengthened the opposition to his government.
A population increase has been recorded in Russia, something the country has not seen for a long time, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday. The news naturally led him to announce the government’s demographic policies for the next few years.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scheduled another meeting yesterday, but decided on a Cabinet meeting at the last moment instead. It soon became clear why.
