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Kazakhstan Wants Russia to Hand Over Space Town

11:45 10/12/2012

Kazakhstan and Russia are in talks over returning the city of Baikonur in Kazakhstan - home to Russia's main rocket launch center - from Russian to local jurisdiction, the head of Kazakhstan's space agency (Kazkosmos) said on Monday.

Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, December 10, 2012
09:27 10/12/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Lady Gaga to Medvedev: “Thank You!”
11:26 08/12/2012
American pop diva Lady Gaga expressed her gratitude to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for what she perceives to be his lack of support for legislation barring “homosexual propaganda” in Russia.
Russian PM Medvedev Denies ‘Repressive Trend’
20:30 07/12/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed suggestions on Friday that a host of controversial new laws were part of a “repressive trend” aimed at stifling political opposition, in a wide-ranging interview aired live on nationwide television and online.3
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, December 7
16:29 07/12/2012
Russia to Get Back at US for Magnitsky List/ Experts Forecast Medvedev’s Resignation Next Spring/ European Commission Targets Offshore Schemes, Affects Russian Businesses
Medvedev Defends ‘Foreign Agent’ NGO Law
14:01 07/12/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended on Friday a controversial new law obliging NGOs engaged in politics and funded from abroad to label themselves “foreign agents."2
Medvedev Defends Political Reforms
14:01 07/12/2012
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sought to defend on Friday the package of political reforms he introduced last year in response to the outburst of anti-Kremlin street protests.
Medvedev Defends Ousted Defense Minister in TV Interview
12:38 07/12/2012
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended recently-fired former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Friday, praising him for initiating “long-awaited and very difficult reforms.”
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, December 3
16:32 05/12/2012
Napoleon’s Message about Destroying the Kremlin Auctioned Off/ Heavy Snow Stops Traffic in Russia/ Service Personnel Praise New Russian Army Uniform
Top Georgian Official Calls For Talks With Russia
07:14 01/12/2012
Georgia and Russia should resume dialog between them without preliminary conditions, Zurab Abashidze, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s special representative for relations with Russia, said.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, November 30, 2012
08:25 30/11/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russia's Leadership 'Tandem' Losing Appeal - Poll
15:53 29/11/2012
The two men who form Russia’s ruling tandem - President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev - have seen their credibility and approval ratings drop over the past 11 months, the Levada polling agency said on Thursday.1
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, November 29
15:14 29/11/2012
Russian Society Split by the Draft Law on Citizenship \ Medvedev on Russia’s Economy: A Storm is Brewing \ Boris Berezovsky’s Former Aide Arrested on Fraud Charges
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, November 29, 2012
10:19 29/11/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
PM Medvedev Says Corrections in TNK-BP Deal Possible
07:20 29/11/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said corrections are possible in the recently inked deal on the purchase of Russia’s third largest crude producer TNK-BP.
Medvedev Calls Magnitsky Act 'Huge Mistake' by US
06:28 29/11/2012
Linking the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment with the so-called “Magnitsky Act” is a huge mistake by US lawmakers and will result in a reaction from Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russia Ready for Dialogue with Georgia - PM Medvedev
05:01 29/11/2012
Moscow is ready to resume a dialogue with Tbilisi only if Georgia recognizes the sovereignty of its former republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russian Army Firms ‘Embezzled’ $257 Mln in 2012
13:32 28/11/2012
Companies controlled by the Russian Defense Ministry embezzled more than a combined 10 billion rubles ($257 million) this year, investigators said on Wednesday.
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, November 27, 2012
09:12 27/11/2012
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Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, November 26
19:10 26/11/2012
Mineralnye Vody Worth 400 bln Rubles – McKinsey/ Medvedev Proposes Increase in Drunk Driving Fines to 500,000 Rubles/ Potanin May Make Peace with Deripaska and Head Norilsk Nickel

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