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Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, December 15, 2011

10:08 15/12/2011 A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

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Indian PM to visit Russia
02:51 15/12/2011
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is arriving in Russia on a visit, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Medvedev in Brussels for Russia-EU summit
22:46 14/12/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Brussels on Wednesday to attend a Russia-EU summit.
The new Duma: United Russia and the opposition stand to gain
22:28 14/12/2011
It is becoming clear that President Dmitry Medvedev’s meeting with parliamentary party leaders on Tuesday has produced a stabilizing effect on Russian political life.
Due West: Dec. 10 protests challenge Putin’s ‘power vertical’
19:55 14/12/2011
One joke making the rounds in Moscow concerns the mother of Boris Nemtsov, former deputy prime minister and one of the leaders of Russia's ragtag but energetic group of opposition leaders. Seeing her son on Russian TV last Saturday for the first time in eight years, she reportedly called him to ask: “Son, what happened? Have you done a deal with Putin?”
Russia ready to help EU fight debt crisis via IMF
18:36 14/12/2011
Russia is open to any requests from the European Union for assistance in fighting Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and is ready to help finance regional anti-crisis measures via the International Monetary Fund, Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Wednesday.
Russian internet watchdog busts major international pedophile ring
17:44 14/12/2011
The League of Internet Security, a Russian public organization, said on Wednesday it had broken an international ring of 130 alleged pedophiles, in cooperation with police.
Kommersant journalists publish open letter in support of fired colleagues
14:25 14/12/2011
Journalists of the Russian publishing house Kommersant wrote an open letter on Wednesday in a show of support for the two top employees who were fired after publishing photos showing offensive remarks targeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.1
Medvedev comments on angry reactions to Duma elections
14:15 14/12/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with the leaders of parties that had deputies elected to the State Duma, for the first time since the parliamentary elections. The President acknowledged that the opposition had gained much more influence in parliament.
Russia promises full access to election probe
12:38 14/12/2011
Russia’s foreign minister has said the results of a probe into alleged fraud at the December 4 parliamentary elections will be open to the “international community.”
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, December 14, 2011
08:36 14/12/2011
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russia needs political reform - ex-finance minister Kudrin
23:54 13/12/2011
Russia’s December 4 parliamentary elections proved that the country needs political reform, ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
Medvedev urges easing of ‘restraints’ in Russian politics
20:47 13/12/2011
President Dmitry Medvedev called Tuesday for an easing of “accumulated restraints” in Russian political life, saying this was needed to avert serious divisions in society.
Medvedev vows ‘fair decisions’ after vote fraud probe
18:32 13/12/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Tuesday his pledge to carefully investigate all alleged violations in the December 4 parliamentary elections and take “fair decisions” based on probe results.2
New Russian parliament to hold first meeting on December 21
17:47 13/12/2011
The new State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, will have its first meeting on December 21, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
LDPR nominates Zhirinovsky for president
15:05 13/12/2011
Russia's ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) nominated on Tuesday its outspoken leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky as a candidate for the presidency.
Two top Kommersant employees fired after running photos offending Putin
12:44 13/12/2011
Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, the owner of Russia's major Kommersant publishing house, has fired the holding CEO Andrey Galiev and editor-in-chief of the Kommersant Vlast magazine Maxim Kovalsky after they published photos with offensive remarks targeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.1
Pro-Kremlin response rally draws 25,000 in Moscow - police
16:47 12/12/2011
More than 25,000 supporters of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gathered just outside the Kremlin on Monday in response to the biggest opposition demonstration in Moscow in years, police said.1
Russian Vologda region's governor resigns over lack of trust
13:51 12/12/2011
The Governor of Russia’s Vologda region Vyacheslav Pozgalev wrote on his Twitter account on Monday that he had filed for resignation to President Dmitry Medvedev because of a lack of the people’s trust.
Russian ex-finance minister says may establish new political party - paper
11:46 12/12/2011
It is an ideal time for establishing a new Russian right-wing party as the country’s “political landscape” is changing, former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said in an interview with Vedomosti business daily published on Monday.1

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