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
Last week Dmitry Medvedev delivered his eagerly expected address to the Federal Assembly. True, it prompted a fresh set of questions: did the President tell the public all he wanted to, or only what he could afford to tell?
Veteran crooner Paul Anka performs on Rublyovka.
Vladimir Putin and Borut Pahor sign agreement on South Stream.
FAS has 225 charges against the state corporation.
Slovenia agrees to South Stream.
The government has been given until March 1, 2010 to prepare proposals on the reform of state corporations. Some of them will be transformed into joint stock companies, and for the rest it is necessary to determine how long they will exist and to put them under total government control. This was a directive President Dmitry Medvedev issued to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. After studying the current legislation on state corporations, Izvestia came to the conclusion that the government faces a daunting task.
Slovenia lifts remaining obstacles in the way of South Stream.
Even top 20 banks may be hit by liquidity shortage.
Forbes rates Dmitry Medvedev below Vladimir Putin.
Novaya Gazeta analysts believe that President Dmitry Medvedev has mentioned crucial points in his state-of-the-nation address, and that such points run counter to the policy of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Government to extend programme for reduced fare flights to Russia’s Far East.
The post of deputy prime minister of Russia in charge of provisional administration in North Ossetia and Ingushetia was established on November 2, 1992. It was held by six people within three years, including Viktor Polyanichko, who was appointed on June 26, 1993 and killed on August 1 of the same year, while on his way to talks with Ingush rebel leaders.
The presidential executive office has ruled that three state corporations – the Russian Technologies Corporation (Rostekhnologii), the State Nanotechnologies Corporation (RusNano) and the state development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) – will be floated next year.
The prime minister has promised to support the film industry.
Gas from South Stream will be stored underground in Austria.
Yamal is experiencing a new social and economic boom.
Chancellor Faymann doesn't see South Stream as Nabucco's rival.
Russia has warned Europe that gas supply cuts may be looming on the horizon because of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin is set to hold a live television call-in show with the country's citizens in late November. And this time around, in accordance with the law on equal access to the media, United Russia will not be directly involved in the programme's preparations.
Cross-border crime will be countered by urban development programmes.
