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
Dmitry Medvedev is setting up his own regional offices to handle complaints from citizens. The presidential envoys to the regions have been instructed that the offices should be at least as big and well equipped as similar offices maintained by Vladimir Putin.
Some alarming news is coming from Pikalevo: Fosagro and Baseltsement-Pikalevo still cannot agree on the terms for the supply of raw materials, and Pikalevsky Tsement has announced that it is withdrawing from the production chain.
The United Russia Party has developed a new version of its party programme, which essentially blends the ideas of Putin, Medvedev and Surkov.
Leonty Vyzov, member of the scientific council at the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM).
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin completed his Chinese programme by talking to Russian journalists who were interested in gas supplies to China, sanctions against Iran, elections in Russia and many other problems.
American animators made Prime Minister Vladimir Putin the hero in an episode of a popular cartoon series.
After his two day visit to China, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with journalists. He summed up the results of his trip and commented on economic and political affairs in Russia and the rest of the world.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) repeats the G20 decisions.
Oleg Deripaska, Rusal’s co-owner, in a letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested that the RusHydro holding should be split into several companies, with the Sayano–Shushenskaya hydropower plant (HPP) operating as a separate company and United Company Rusal as its co-owner.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin could make pharmaceutical companies abandon their most effective method of product promotion: he promised to ban the activities of pharmaceutical sales representatives. At present, pharmaceutical companies spend between 10% and 50% of their turnover on them.
Pikalyovo has fallen into a trap yet again and is waiting for help from the top.
The Russian Prime Minister has gone to China to cement the friendship between the two countries with economic contracts.
Deripaska has proposed to split up RusHydro and wants a share in the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Station
On his trip to Beijing, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin devoted all of yesterday to Russian-Chinese cooperation. And it was a busy day: He met with Chinese journalists, watched a parade in his honour, held talks with members of the State Council of the PRC and attended a gala concert. The Chinese made it clear that they regarded Putin as Russia’s answer to ex-Chairman Jiang Zemin.
FIFA’s president, Joseph Blatter, is set to come to Russia for a two-day official visit on October 14th. His visit is connected with Russia’s hopes to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Mr Blatter is expected to discuss this matter in detail with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to China may see a breakthrough in energy cooperation between the two countries. If the talks succeed, Beijing will become the biggest buyer of Russian gas. The only problem is price. The Deputy Head of Gazprom’s Board of Directors Alexander Ananenkov said that this issue is still unclear. Experts believe that the risk of Russia becoming dependent on a monopoly buyer increases with every passing day.
The year 2012 will be a turning point for the Far East. Vladivostok will play host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which will be an opportunity for the region to update its transportation and energy infrastructure and also to receive investment.
On Friday, Rusnano head Anatoly Chubais and Sistema CEO Vladimir Yevtushenkov signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture 90-nm electronic chips. Investment in the project will total 16.5 billion roubles.
At a meeting on developing the pharmaceutical industry at the end of the last week Prime Minister Vladimir Putin emphasised that Russian doctors should not be paid for promoting medicines or lobbying for the interests of pharmaceutical companies. Doctors and pharmacists are now scared by what a new “doctors’ plot” could mean for them. In their opinion, lobbying is not prospering in hospitals and outpatient clinics but in the offices of those officials who compile lists of discounted medicines and treatment standards.
President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went to the polls yesterday, just like ordinary Russians, to vote for new members of Moscow’s legislative assembly – the City Duma.
