Tag: Putin
Putin invited to visit Pakistan
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani telephoned Mr. Vladimir Putin, Russian President-elect and congratulated him on his election as the President of Russia for...
Putin wins Kremlin with almost 64% of vote: results
Russian leader Vladimir Putin crushed his rivals in presidential elections with almost 64 percent of the vote, according to results published Monday based on...
Anti-Putin human chain protest hits Moscow
Thousands of Russians linked hands Sunday around Moscow in a symbolic protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s expected return to the Kremlin for a...
Tens of thousands back Putin in Russia rally battle
Tens of thousands of Vladimir Putin’s supporters backed his bid for the presidency in rallies across Russia on Saturday, trying to outdo mass nationwide...
Competing mass Putin rallies face off in Moscow
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Moscow Saturday for rival rallies arguing over the future of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in a...
Authorities urge Russians to skip anti-Putin protest
Russian authorities sought Thursday to deter activists from turning up at a rally against Vladimir Putin’s rule, with the church calling on them to...
‘Nothing unusual’ in Russian protests: Putin
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday said there was nothing unusual in the mass protests against his domination of Russia, describing the turbulence as...
Putin rejects acting president role ahead of March vote
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday rejected the idea of becoming acting head of state ahead of March 4 presidential elections where he...
Putin ‘still has majority support’ in Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin still has the support of the majority in Russia, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday after the biggest opposition protest...
Tens of thousands protest against Putin
Around 120,000 people on Saturday attended a rally to protest against the alleged rigging of parliamentary polls in a new challenge to Russian strongman...
US involved in Gaddafi killing, says Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the US special forces of being involved in the killing of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.“Who...
Top Putin ally quits as Russia parliament speaker
A leading ally of Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was quitting his post as Russian parliament speaker, after polls that saw the ruling...
Russia vote will stand despite protests, says Putin aide
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Monday the results of contested parliamentary polls will stand despite massive street protests and a probe by...
Putin says he’ll listen
Russians sought out the first signs of change Sunday after tens of thousands rallied across the country and swarmed Moscow in the biggest ever...
Nationwide vote protest hits Putin’s rule
Up to 50,000 people turned out in Moscow on Saturday for a protest against disputed polls that have sparked a rare national show of...
Venezuela’s Chavez hails Putin party’s ‘great victory’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has hailed the "great victory" of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party in disputed elections that have sparked mass protests...
Russia vote exposes chinks in Putin’s armour
The United Russia party of Vladimir Putin saw its popularity ratings crumble in elections in a number of Russian regions where it won barely...
