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Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said in July 2011 that two arctic brigades would be established in “Murmansk or Arkhangelsk or some other place.” President Dmitry Medvedev has called for “extra measures” to protect Russian interests and...
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People who are employed, as a rule, in the private sector and have already made a career feel restricted within the current political party system in Russia. That's why the current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the start of the political...
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“This does not mean the beginning of confrontation, it just means that we cannot treat their plans indifferently because they affect our strategic interests,” he replied, when asked whether his tough statement on missile defense in his annual address...
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“This does not mean a confrontation, this means only one thing – we cannot remain indifferent to their plans because they touch upon our strategic interests, this is why I had to make this statement,” Medvedev told the military referring to his address...
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“This does not mean the beginning of confrontation, but it means that we cannot treat their [U.S.] plans indifferently since it concerns our strategic interests,” President Dmitry Medvedev said. In his address to the nation last November, Medvedev said...
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The focal point of the meeting was the political system overhaul initiated by the President. According to participants interviewed by the daily, he reiterated his belief that political parties should have a minimum of 500 members, not 5000 as suggested...
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The Russian media usually feature the Paralympics only in news reports about Russian athletes winning medals, and has never shown the games live and in full. “The Paralympics should be shown in full on terrestrial channels. I don’t doubt that, and I...
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SHTUKINA Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (third from left) listens during a meeting with leaders of Russian unregistered parties in a residence outside Moscow on Monday. MOSCOW Russia’s president held an unprecedented meeting Monday with opposition...
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Meanwhile, in Moscow, a rare meeting between Russia’s president and opposition leaders produced talk of political reform on Monday, but no sign of concessions strong enough to halt protests posing a challenge to Mr. Putin’s ambition to return to the...
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President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the prospect of repealing the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, a major hurdle in bilateral trade, with Max Baucus, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the presidential press office reported on...
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Futures expiring in March on Moscow’s dollar-denominated RTS (RTSI$) index retreated 0.2 percent to 167,010 in U.S. trading hours yesterday. The RTS Volatility Index (RTSVX), which measures expected swings in the contracts, fell for the third day,...
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"He and his relatives still control the army and the transitional government." Experts, also, don't rule out the possibility of a Saleh comeback, perhaps in a fashion similar to Russia's Vladimir Putin. In 2008, he traded offices with then Russian...
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(Kommersant, Moscow News) A "social contract" guaranteeing the fairness and legitimacy of the March 4 election, which has been proposed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's campaign team, may never be signed by all five presidential hopefuls due to...
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In his unprecedented meeting with opposition leaders of parties that have been denied registration, Medvedev said time for the country's political reforms has come. "Our political system is far from being perfect. Most of those who are present here...
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Futures expiring in March on Moscow’s dollar-denominated RTS (RTSI$) index retreated 0.2 percent to 167,010 in U.S. trading hours yesterday. The RTS Volatility Index (RTSVX), which measures expected swings in the contracts, fell for the third day,...
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President Dmitry Medvedev is not committed to real democratic reform, according to two of the country’s opposition leaders. Organisers of recent anti-government protests met Russia’s head of state on Monday. Medvedev is reported to have pledged to bring...
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Dmitry Medvedev hosted leaders of Russia's protest movement on Monday, in a rare move after an outburst of rallies against Vladimir Putin's likely return to the Kremlin. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev looks on as he meets leaders of opposition...
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But it appeared unlikely to blunt the momentum of protest ahead of the March 4 presidential election. Since the protests erupted following his United Russia ... MOSCOW—In his first meeting with leaders of the large rallies challenging Russia's...
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Richard Boudreaux MOSCOW—In his first meeting with leaders of the large rallies challenging Russia's leadership, President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday gave them seats on a Kremlin panel that will weigh political reforms but warned that their main demands...
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The movement took Russia by surprise after years of political apathy, complicating Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to reclaim the presidency in the March 4 election. In an attempt to assuage public anger, Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev have...
About Dmitry Medvedev
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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев (help·info); Russian pronunciation: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪˈdvʲedʲɪf]; born 14 September 1965) is the 3rd and current President of Russia, inaugurated on May 7, 2008. He won the presidential election held on March 2, 2008 with about 70% of the vote. Full Article
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