Russia’s ruling party is expected to elect the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader at a congress to be held in Moscow.

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Medvedev in party leadership vote

More than three years into his term, it’s possible to assess where the promotion of democracy and freedom ranks in President Obama’s foreign policy: not high. It’s also possible to venture a theory as to why that’s so. Read full article > >

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Obama’s lack of passion in supporting freedom

Mitt Romney, newly emboldened as the likely Republican presidential nominee, took aim at President Obama on Wednesday by focusing on his comments to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would be “more flexible” after he is reelected. Read full article > >

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Romney says Obama’s hot mike moment speaks volumes

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to “use his head”, after he branded Russia the “number one foe” to the US.

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Medvedev blasts Romney comments

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to “use his head”, after he branded Russia the “number one foe” to the US.

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Medvedev blasts Romney comments

YAROSLAVL, Russia — Potholes, bus routes, utility bills and school lunches. These are the issues that are driving the mayoral election campaign here — and they are the sort of humdrum concerns that, all over Russia, lie at the heart of the opposition’s strategy for taking on the system of power constructed by Vladimir Putin. Read full article > >

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Mayor’s race in Russia an opportunity for the opposition

The election of the once and future president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin , tempts one to despair that the brief and inspiring political awakening in Russia over the past year was for naught. He has gotten his way — replacing his protege Dmitry Medvedev and reclaiming the Kremlin to solidify authoritarianism and political stagnation. Read full article > >

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The promise of Russia’s urban middle class

MOSCOW — A day after Prime Minister Vladi­mir Putin won Russia’s presidential elections with 63 percent of the vote, international observers called the campaign process and balloting skewed, and outgoing president Dmitry Medvedev made conciliatory gestures toward protesters. Read full article > >

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Russian election skewed for Putin, observers say

Here in the heartland, Vladimir Putin’s revelation that he would take the presidency back from Dmitry Medvedev, essentially plucking the March election out of the hands of voters and installing himself as ruler for years to come, should have left the opposition more impotent than ever. Instead, its members have picked themselves up and gone into quiet rebellion, doing their best to pretend that imperious Moscow doesn’t exist. Read full article > >

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Russia girds for next Putin presidency as some look past it

Here in the heartland, Vladimir Putin’s revelation that he would take the presidency back from Dmitry Medvedev, essentially plucking the March election out of the hands of voters and installing himself as ruler for years to come, should have left the opposition more impotent than ever. Instead, its members have picked themselves up and gone into quiet rebellion, doing their best to pretend that imperious Moscow doesn’t exist. Read full article > >

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Russia girds for next Putin presidency as some look past it

Dmitry Medvedev says he decided not to run for a second term in office because Vladimir Putin is both more popular and more authoritative.

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Putin more popular, says Medvedev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is sending an envoy to Libya Monday to meet with rebels trying to bring about an end to Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year-rule, a move that comes after he called for the Libyan leader to step down.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promises journalists he will reveal whether or not he will stand for re-election in 2012 “soon”.

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Medvedev promises decision ‘soon’

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says voluntary “chemical castration” could be a possible punishment for child sex offenders.

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Russia mulls chemical castration

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismisses as “unacceptable” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s description of the UN resolution on Libya as a “crusade”.

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Russian leaders spar over Libya