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Inside Story – Is Russia’s democracy under threat?

By dog | Published: July 16, 2012

Russia’s parliament, known as the Duma, has passed the third reading of a bill that would label NGOs accepting international funding as “foreign agents”. Opposition groups say the law is just the latest attempt by Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, to stifle opponents. Earlier this week, Russia’s parliament approved a controversial information law that empowers the [...]

Posted in Al Jazeera | Also tagged aljazeera, censorship, democracy, Freedom, groups, Human, inside, insidestory, julia, kozlovsky, ngos, nikonov, of, oleg, opposition, pettengill, Putin, Rights, Russia, speech, story, vladimir, vyacheslav, youtube | Comments closed

Medvedev wins PM seat as opposition occupies Moscow streets

By dog | Published: May 9, 2012

Russia has a new Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev – who will now form a cabinet and get down to business. Newly-inaugurated President Putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country’s policies. RT’s Peter Oliver is in central Moscow. As Vladimir Putin gets busy in his new role as President, some of [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged anissa, babich, dmitry, greaves, idov, inauguration, interview, jacob, medvedev, michael, moscow, naouai, nationalist, честные, oliver, peter, Putin, rt, state, swap, Навальный, Россия, Собчак, выборы, дума, за, Государственная | Comments closed

‘Pentagon policy is to encircle Russia with ballistic missile offense’

By dog | Published: May 9, 2012

Newly-inaugurated President Putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country’s policies. For more on Vladimir Putin’s return, RT joined now by F. William Engdahl – author of “A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order” RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged idov, inauguration, medvedev, michael, missile, moscow, NATO, oliver, Pentagon, peter, politics, Putin, rt, shield, state, swap, west, Россия, дума, Государственная | Comments closed

Putin rejects call for poll re-run

By dog | Published: December 28, 2011

Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, has rejected the opposition demands for a re-run of the parliamentary elections. Russia’s growing opposition movement, which has held large protests in the past weeks, has accused Putin and his United Russia party of massive vote fraud. The United Russia’s majority in the Duma, or parliament, was slashed but [...]

Posted in Al Jazeera | Also tagged al, english, europenews, jazeera, macgregor, Party, Putin, Russia, simon, united, vladimir | Comments closed

Right to Rally: Putin defends protests, slams Clinton

By dog | Published: December 9, 2011

Vladimir Putin has called for the opposition to open dialogue saying they have every right to hold rallies – if they are held within the law. But the Prime Minister also pointed to signs of foreign influence in Russia’s political life – calling that unacceptable. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged clinton, election, front, hillary, moscow, oliver, parliamentary, parties, peter, Popular, Putin, rt, Russia, state, today, united, vladimir, Россия, ЦИК, в, выборы, госдуму, Единая | Comments closed

‘West builds coffin to bury Russia’s reputation’

By dog | Published: December 9, 2011

President Dmitry Medvedev says a thorough investigation into Sunday’s parliamentary election is needed, but called the rallies that followed a sign of democracy. It comes as Russia’s Prime Minister suggested opening dialogue with the opposition, while warning foreign powers against interfering in the country’s political affairs. John Laughland from the Institute of democracy and co-operation [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged america, clinton, election, Europe, front, hillary, john, laughland, moscow, parliamentary, parties, Popular, Putin, rt, Russia, state, today, united, vladimir, Western, World, Россия, ЦИК, в, выборы, госдуму, Единая | Comments closed

Escobar: US can’t launch Arab Spring in Russia

By dog | Published: December 7, 2011

The Russian Foreign Ministry shot back at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her criticism that Russia’s elections were neither free nor fair. Pointing out that the US electoral system is “far from perfect,” the foreign ministry continued that only the Russian people “can determine the future of our country — regardless of anyone’s [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged arab, arrests, clinton, defense, election, elections, escobar, foreign, hillary, medvedev, ministry, missile, moscow, parliamentary, parties, pepe, rt, Russia, spring, state, today, united, Клинтон, Россия, ЦИК, в, выборы, госдуму, МИД, Единая | Comments closed

‘US pins labels’: Russia slams Clinton over election criticism

By dog | Published: December 7, 2011

Thousands of people marched in key Russian cities on Tuesday, as both government supporters and protesters voiced their reaction to Sunday’s parliamentary election. In central Moscow, opposition protesters complained of alleged voting fraud, and faced off with supporters of the majority United Russia party. Media reports say around 600 hundred have been detained in Moscow. [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged 2011, 6, arrests, clinton, elections, firth, moscow, parties, rt, Russia, sara, state, today, united, Клинтон, Площадь, ОМОН, Россия, Триумфальная, Триумфальной, ЦИК, аресты, акция, выборы-2011, видео, декабря, митинг, на, оппозиция, оппозиции, протест, протесты, полиция, Москва, МИД, Единая | Comments closed

Dozens arrested at Russia Election Day protests

By dog | Published: December 5, 2011

Over a dozen people have been arrested in Moscow as political parties – both pro-government and opposition – tried to stage rallies on election day. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged 2011, 4, communist, election, elections, electios, разгон, parliamentary, Party, protest, rt, Russia, russian, today, united, КПРФ, Площадь, Россия, СР, аресты, выборы, дума, декабря, демонстрации, манежка, манежная, оппозиция, протест, полиция, Единая, ЛДПР | Comments closed

‘Putin’s party still the boss with under 50%’ – press sec

By dog | Published: December 5, 2011

A tense night is ahead for participants in Russia’s parliamentary elections as vote counting gets underway. According to exit polls, the United Russia party, chaired by PM Vladimir Putin, is leading with 48 % of the vote. According to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), the Communist Party (KPRF) is second [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged anissa, election, interview, naouai, rt, Russia, state, today, Песков, Россия, в, выборы, госдуму, Дмитрий, Единая | Comments closed

Election 2011: Russia makes parliamentary choice

By dog | Published: December 5, 2011

It’s been a big day for voting in the world’s biggest country, with people deciding on a fresh board of lawmakers for the lower house of the Russian parliament. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged anissa, arrests, bushell, daniel, ekaterina, election, gracheva, interview, medvedev, moscow, naouai, oliver, parliamentary, parties, peter, rt, Russia, state, today, united, Песков, Россия, ЦИК, в, выборы, госдуму, Ивар, Жириновский, Засурский, Дмитрий, Единая, ЛДПР | Comments closed

KGB agent killed by polonium tea still thorn in Russia-UK ties

By dog | Published: November 27, 2011

It’s a case where poison spread much further than its intended victim. Five years since the death of Russian former security agent Alexander Litvinenko in the UK. The diplomatic spat it triggered between Moscow and London shows no signs of letting up. And as RT’s Laura Smith reports, the course of juctice isn’t running smooth [...]

Posted in Russia Today | Also tagged agent, aleksandr, alexander, andrey, court, crown, diplomacy, dmitry, espionage, extradition, fsb, investigation, kgb, killing, kovtun, kremlin, laura, litvinenko, london, lugovoy, murder, polonium, prosecution, raw, relations, rt, Russia, russia-uk, satet, security, service, smith, Tea, today, UK | Comments closed

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