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Nov 24, 2007 9:39 AM CST

Russian Police Detain Kasparov

Riot police disperse a rally by the Other Russia opposition coalition

(Newser) - Russian police seized opposition leader and former chess champion Garry Kasparov today at a rally in Moscow protesting the fairness of upcoming elections, the BBC reports. Authorities arrested Kasparov and other leaders of the Other Russia coaltion when they broke through police lines to march toward the election commission. "...

Putin Rips West's 'Dirty Tricks'

Nov 22, 2007 4:26 AM CST

Putin Rips West's 'Dirty Tricks'

Accuses foreign governments of funding rival parties

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told a crowd of cheering supporters that opponents of his United Russia party are in the pay of foreign governments bent on weakening the nation, reports the Times of London. He ripped opponents as "jackals" who "slink through foreign embassies" and learn from "...

Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

Nov 16, 2007 2:05 PM CST

Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

European body blames Moscow for 'delays and restrictions'

(Newser) - An international election watchdog agency has canceled its mission to monitor Russia’s December vote because its delegation's visa applications “have continuously been denied,” reports the Washington Post. The lack of oversight by the agency, part of the 55-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, is expected...

Putin Claims 'Moral Right'
to Power

Nov 13, 2007 5:36 PM CST

Putin Claims 'Moral Right' to Power

Says United Party victory will mean 'citizens trust me'

(Newser) - Putin claimed a “moral right” to keep a hand in Russian politics today if his party wins the December 2 election, Reuters reports. A victory for the pro-Kremlin United Party looks likely, so how would he rule after resigning as president in May? "I will refrain from a...

Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

Nov 1, 2007 3:24 AM CDT

Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

Booze & backpacks among lures for Russian voters

(Newser) - Free bottles of vodka are among the gifts Russia's ruling party is using to lure voters in upcoming elections, reports Agence France Presse. President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, has also stamped its logo on backpacks and lids for the jam jars many Russians fill to get through the winter.

Kremlin May Forge a Separate
2.0 Peace

Oct 28, 2007 8:54 PM CDT

Kremlin May Forge a Separate 2.0 Peace

Moscow mulling the creation of a Russian-only computer network

(Newser) - The Kremlin is going 2.0 by extending its reach into cyberspace, where dissidents have found refuge from the government’s tight censorship. While Putin allies mount pro-government websites and snatch up existing independent outlets, Moscow is considering the creation of a separate Russian network. “The attractiveness of the...

US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

Oct 26, 2007 10:03 PM CDT

US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

Sanctions 'in no way, shape or form' a prelude to war, official says

(Newser) - Washington cooled war rhetoric with Iran yesterday, calling sanctions "diplomacy" that "in no way, shape or form" anticipate force. The sanctions are "more a demonstration of restraint than a signal that we’re going to war," echoed one US expert. But the US move did irk...

Iran Defiant
Over New US Sanctions

Oct 26, 2007 9:50 AM CDT

Iran Defiant Over New US Sanctions

Putin joins in, calling Americans 'mad people wielding razor blades'

(Newser) - New American sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guards provoked a fiery response from Iran today, along with criticism from allies China and Russia. Iran's foreign ministry told the BBC that the sanctions were "contrary to international law, without value and, as in the past, doomed to failure." Vladimir Putin...

Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

Oct 25, 2007 5:11 AM CDT

Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

Showdown looms with US & EU in bid to keep observers at a distance

(Newser) - Russia may be headed for another showdown with the US and the European Union over its proposals to severely limit the authority of international election monitors. The Kremlin wants to cut the number of observers and ban their reports from publication until after elections. The move comes just months before...

Russia Freezes Food Prices as Election Looms

Oct 24, 2007 10:54 AM CDT

Russia Freezes Food Prices as Election Looms

Across the globe, rising agriculture costs take a political toll

(Newser) - In an effort to halt spiraling food prices ahead of parliamentary elections, Russia will today sign an agreement with its biggest grocers that freezes the cost of basic foodstuffs at October 15 levels. But while the move sounds a bit Soviet, Russia joins a host of nations in reacting to...

Rice to Russia: You're No USSR

Oct 22, 2007 3:15 PM CDT

Rice to Russia: You're No USSR

Secretary talks tough, warning Moscow about using energy supplies for political leverage

(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice said today Russia shouldn’t use its oil and gas reserves as a “political weapon,” and that the country should move away from authoritarianism and toward democracy. The secretary of state confirmed a “certain distance” between Russia and the US, Reuters reports, but the Soviet...

Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

Oct 19, 2007 3:43 AM CDT

Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

Presenting himself as popular US prez to stay in power

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin sees himself as Russia's Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is actively encouraging a cult around the Depression-slaying US leader to promote his own ambitions after his current term as president expires. Admiring profiles and documentaries about Roosevelt in the state-controlled media are indoctrinating Russians as Putin maneuvers to stay...

In Public Chat, Putin Dodges
Big Question

Oct 18, 2007 3:56 PM CDT

In Public Chat, Putin Dodges Big Question

YouTube-style scripted 'dialogue' sheds no light on prez's next move

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin held his sixth and final “dialogue” with the Russian people today, but the departing president revealed few clues about how he might maintain power after leaving office. The 3-hour YouTube-debate-style discussion saw Putin respond—from scripted text, some said—to ordinary citizens, but he didn't elaborate on...

Bush: Iran Risks 'World War III'

Oct 17, 2007 10:41 PM CDT

Bush: Iran Risks 'World War III'

Outspoken response to a warning from Russia

(Newser) - In a cantankerous press conference today, President Bush warned that Iran risks starting World War III if it develops nuclear weapons. His remarks came as reporters sought his reaction to Vladimir Putin's comments, after meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday, that the West should not only rule out military action against...

Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

Oct 16, 2007 6:18 AM CDT

Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

Russian president backs Iran at regional summit

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran continued yesterday with a regional summit and a not-so-veiled warning against American action in Iran. A day after dismissing reports of an assassination plot against him during the trip, Putin met with leaders from Iran and other nations on the Caspian Sea. "...

'Assassination Plot' Won't Stop Putin's Iran Visit

Oct 15, 2007 5:27 AM CDT

'Assassination Plot' Won't Stop Putin's Iran Visit

Russian Prez shrugs off reports of conspiracy to kill or capture him

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran this week, despite news reports of an assassination plot against him there. Russian security services received warnings that suicide bombers and kidnappers were training to kill or capture the president, according to the Russian news service Interfax. Putin dismissively waved off reporters...

Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

Oct 13, 2007 2:36 PM CDT

Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

She meets with human rights activists in Russia, offers support

(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice criticized the "concentration of power" in the Kremlin today and pledged support to human rights activists, the BBC reported. In Russia for already-tense talks on a proposed missile defense shield, Rice also questioned the independence of the judiciary. One rights leader, however, said the stain of...

Putin Threatens to Pull Out of Nuke Treaty

Oct 12, 2007 8:11 AM CDT

Putin Threatens to Pull Out of Nuke Treaty

Confronts Rice, Gates over missile shield in Eastern Europe

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin kicked off a meeting with Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates today in Moscow by threatening to withdraw from a treaty governing intermediate-range nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other countries. The pugnacious Russian president also warned his American visitors not to push ahead with the missile...

Sarko Hints of Putin Change on Iranian Nukes

Oct 10, 2007 6:36 AM CDT

Sarko Hints of Putin Change on Iranian Nukes

Prez may have convinced Russian chief to help stop program

(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy traveled to Vladimir Putin's dacha last night, where his tough talk apparently persuaded the Russian leader to back efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program. An ebullient Sarko talked of "an extremely positive change on the Russian side" to the Moscow press, reports the London Times....

Paper Hunts Journalist's Killers

Oct 8, 2007 8:19 AM CDT

Paper Hunts Journalist's Killers

Nine in custody, gunman still on the run

(Newser) - Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian prosecutors know the identity of the assassin who gunned down journalist and outspoken Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, whose murder caused international outrage a year ago. Since her death nine people have been arrested, but the gunman and the person who ordered the killing remain...