Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decree to merge crude and oil product pipeline operators Transneft and Transnefteproduct within five months, Thompson Financial reported on Monday, April 16, quoting Kremlin press service.
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A leading Russian lawmaker has called for constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to serve a third term. Sergei Mironov, the speaker of the upper house of parliament, said the two-term limit should be scrapped and the presidential term extended from four to at least five years.
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On 13 March Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Romano Prodi in Rome. On that same day the President of Russia will meet Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican.
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Russian authorities are destroying man who dares to go against regime. Aleksandr Donskoy whose name is similar to Russian medieval hero announced his presidential candidacy last year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 7 that there is no conflict between Russia and Georgia and the two countries need no mediators to normalize bilateral relations.
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