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
In an interview with The Times, a year after the war between the two countries, Mikhail Saakashvili said that Georgia's survival as an independent state threatened Mr Putin's reputation as a strong ruler. Only continued support from the United States and Europe prevented a Russian invasion to install a puppet regime, he warned.
Vladimir Putin was the fourth prime minister in less than two years to be named under the increasingly wayward Yeltsin and came to power in a period of political chaos when the break-up of the country seemed a real danger.
Russia and Turkey concluded energy agreements on Thursday that will support Turkey's drive to become a regional hub for fuel transshipments while helping Moscow maintain its monopoly on natural gas shipments from Asia to Europe.
The holiday season is here. Tabloid newspapers are carrying daily picture updates on Katie Price's almost entirely nude summer beach holiday. And, as of yesterday, official photographs of Vladimir Putin»s annual outdoor adventure break have appeared.
Russia will commission within the next three months a radar with the capacity to monitor rocket launches from the Middle East, including Iran, Interfax news agency said on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin has buffed up his action-man image and raised the pin-up stakes among world leaders by posing barechested for another set of holiday pictures.
O primeiro-ministro russo, Vladimir Putin, chega quinta-feira a Ancara onde deverá discutir a questão energética, numa altura em que a Turquia desempenha um papel crescente como corredor entre os países produtores de hidrocarbonetos e a Europa.
As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin prepares for his official visit to Turkey on Thursday, a Russian pundit has claimed that one of the main goals Putin has for this visit is to deliver a message to Turkey that its steps toward becoming an energy hub for Europe may not guarantee a stronger position in its quest to become a member of the European Union.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made his cabinet agree last week on a budget for 2010 that contains few anti-crisis ideas and hardly fits into the directives on stimulating innovations issued by President Dmitry Medvedev.
