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Fire at Moscow nuclear institute, Russia says no risk
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 10:15am
Reuters - There was no risk of a radiation leak after a fire broke out at a Moscow nuclear research center housing a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor Sunday, said officials, but Greenpeace Russia expressed serious concern about the incident.
Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 6:46am
Reuters - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the momentum of their protest movement.
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
(AP)
5 Feb 2012 at 3:54am
AP - The price Russia will have to pay in international condemnation of its action clearly doesn't seem excessive to the Russian leaders. In fact, the Kremlin even may hope to reap some dividends both at home and abroad by coming to Assad's defense.
Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally
(The ...
4 Feb 2012 at 11:20am
The Christian Science Monitor - Defying predictions that Russia's protest movement had run out of steam, or that bone-chilling winter cold would keep them away, tens of thousands of people converged on downtown Moscow Saturday to demand fair elections and an end to political corruption. Estimates of the pro-democracy crowd ranged from a police tally of 35,000 up to a claim of 120,000 by organizers, but it was big enough to put to rest any doubts that the surging mood of protest, which erupted after allegedly fixed December parliamentary elections, is still running strong. The thermometer showed -20 degrees C. (-4 F), cold enough to freeze unprotected fingers in less than 5 minutes, but marchers seemed in high spirits, waving signs that said, "We won't freeze and we won't forgive," "Down with autocracy," and "Not a single vote to (Vladimir) Putin."
Russians stage rival protests over Putin
(Reuters)
4 Feb 2012 at 9:39am
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule
(AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 9:24am
AP - Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.
Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer"
(Reuters)
4 Feb 2012 at 8:45am
Reuters - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both sides of the Atlantic.
Russia: still 2 big problems with Syria resolution
(AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 8:02am
AP - Moscow still sees two problems of "crucial importance" with a draft U.N. resolution on the violence in Syria, Russia's foreign minister said Saturday amid Western attempts to head off a Russian veto in the Security Council.
Russia admits brief cut of gas supplies to Europe
(AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 6:25am
AP - Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold.
Russia warns of "scandal" in U.N. Syria vote
(Reuters)
4 Feb 2012 at 2:29am
Reuters - Russia sought to delay a U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria, warning on Saturday of a "scandal" if the current draft was put to council members, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Russia opposition fears cold snap to shrink protest
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 2:05pm
Reuters - Russian opposition leaders said on Friday that unusually cold weather threatened to cut numbers at a protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule planned for Saturday.
Putin campaign focuses on working classes
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 6:55am
AP - Clad in a bomber jacket, Vladimir Putin walks briskly into a new railway car plant, greets workers and pushes a button to launch production.
Kiev blames Moscow for Europe gas cutbacks
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 4:52am
AP - Ukraine's government is blaming Russia for natural gas shortages in some European countries as a severe cold spell grips the region.
Russia's Putin courts investors with compensation pledge
(Reuters)
2 Feb 2012 at 12:05pm
Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sought on Thursday to win the support of small investors for his bid to return to the Kremlin by promising to make good losses on shares they bought in the 2007 stock market float of VTB bank.
Russian FM assails EU foreign policy chief
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 10:14am
AP - The Foreign Ministry is accusing the European Union foreign policy chief of interfering in Russia's internal affairs in her statement on the Russian election.
