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Russia will not relapse into Cold War era in relations with West - Putin
13/05/2006 19:39 "We only want normal, reasonable conditions for our foreign political development. We do not need anything else," the president said.
Senior security, customs officials fired in shake-up
12/05/2006 16:30 Several high-ranking officials were sacked and discharged from active service on Friday in an apparent major anti-corruption shake-up initiated by the Russian president.
Putin's address: expectations and risks
12/05/2006 14:42
Russia's military order
11/05/2006 20:11
Putin not threatening business or pro arms race - Kremlin source
10/05/2006 18:43
Putin on new quality of economic growth in Russia
10/05/2006 18:06
Wrap 3: Putin pushes for convertible ruble, innovation economy
10/05/2006 16:53 Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wednesday for work on making the national currency convertible to be completed, oil and gas to be traded in rubles on a domestic exchange, and an innovation-based economy.
Wrap 2: Putin highlights demographic slump as Russia's biggest problem
10/05/2006 16:28 President Vladimir Putin highlighted a demographic crisis as the most serious problem facing Russia and proposed radical measures to deal with it in his state of the nation address Wednesday.
Russia must defend own interests in WTO accession talks - Putin
10/05/2006 16:11 Russia's WTO accession talks should not be used as a bargaining chip for issues unrelated to the activity of the world's top trade body, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Wrap 1: Putin highlights strategic forces in state of the nation
10/05/2006 15:42 "We should always be ready to repel a potential external aggressor and international terrorism attacks, and should be able to respond to any attempt to exert foreign policy pressure on Russia," President Vladimir Putin said.
Putin praises CIS, advocates stronger role for org.
10/05/2006 14:38 "The Commonwealth of Independent States has allowed partnership to be maintained between our countries and played positive role to contain a series of conflicts on the post-Soviet space," Putin said in his annual state of the nation address. "We will continue our peacekeeping mission with full responsibility."
Ruble may be fully convertible from July - finance minister
10/05/2006 14:09 Russia's finance minister said Wednesday that ruble convertibility could be achieved as early as this summer.
Russia's defense spending should match other nuclear powers' - Putin
10/05/2006 13:35
Putin says state should encourage women to have second child
10/05/2006 13:33 The government should give women financial aid worth at least 250,000 rubles (about $9,225) following the birth of a second child, President Vladimir Putin said in his annual state of the nation address Wednesday.
Russia to commission strategic missile submarines in 2006 - Putin
10/05/2006 13:29
Global arms race reaches new level - Putin
10/05/2006 13:21
Russia to modernize strategic nuclear forces in 5 years - Putin
10/05/2006 13:11 The president said current research was focused on the development of unique high-precision weapons and warheads "whose trajectory could not be predicted by a potential enemy."
Demographic situation Russia's biggest problem - Putin
10/05/2006 13:01 Putin said child benefit should be raised from 800 rubles to 1,500 rubles ($55), and that mothers should be paid 3,000 ($110) for their second child.
Putin says Russia still has problems with corruption
10/05/2006 12:56 "We have still not managed to eradicate corruption, which is the most serious obstacle to the country's development," Putin said in his annual state of the nation address.
Putin calls for educational standards to meet market needs
10/05/2006 12:49
Putin proposes creation of ruble-denominated oil, gas exchange
10/05/2006 12:38 President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a ruble-denominated oil and natural gas stock exchange should be set up in Russia.
Authorities, business failed to justify hopes of 1990s- Putin
10/05/2006 12:35
Putin urges govt. to create aircraft, shipbuilding holdings in Russia
10/05/2006 12:26
MPs want Putin speech to focus on domestic, foreign policy
10/05/2006 11:30 Russian parliamentarians expect President Vladimir Putin to highlight domestic problems, as well as foreign policy issues, in his annual state of the nation address Wednesday.
Foreign policy set to top Putin address to the nation - source
10/05/2006 09:38 Foreign policy and Russia's demographic situation will be the central themes of President Vladimir Putin's seventh state of the nation address on Wednesday, a Kremlin source said.

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