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Economic Deregulation Seen as Russia’s New Priority

20:50 27/01/2012 DAVOS, January 27 (RIA Novosti)

Economic deregulation will be a priority for Russia’s new president and government in the next five-six years, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Friday.

Businesses Get Flak for Opposition Support
17:18 27/01/2012
Businesses in Russia that lend support to the opposition are being subjected to harassment, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Friday.
‘Non-Partisan’ Electoral Commissions Proposed
16:58 27/01/2012
Members of Russia’s electoral commissions at all levels should have no political party affiliations, Central Electoral Commission chief Vladimir Churov said on Friday.
Playing Nationalist Card May Be ‘Fatal’ for Russia - Putin
16:09 27/01/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged on Friday his challengers in the presidential race to drop nationalist slogans, warning of the possibly “fatal” consequences of fuelling Russian chauvinism.1

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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