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Russian Leaders' Palaces Spark Fury

Secret luxury digs exposed

(Newser) - Almost a century after Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown, Russians are once again grumbling about their leaders' palaces. The Russian regime doesn't provide information on leaders' residences, but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev are believed to have at least two dozen palaces, villas, and mansions between them,...

Russian Tycoon's Sentence Shows Putin Still Calling Shots

Mikhail Khodorkovsky will remain behind bars until 2017

(Newser) - Russia watchers were keeping a close eye on the sentencing of tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky today on seemingly trumped up embezzlement charges to see whether Vladimir Putin might be loosening his grip. With a judge giving Khodorkovsky the maximum 6 years on top of his earlier 8-year sentence, that answer seems...

Vladimir Putin Serenades Celebs With 'Blueberry Hill'

Russian PM also showed off some piano skills

(Newser) - Like something out of an acid trip or perhaps an alternate universe, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin showed up at benefit concert in St. Petersburg Friday to perform "Blueberry Hill." Putin played the piano, then sang the Fats Domino hit to a crowd that included Sharon Stone, Kevin...

WikiLeaks: Putin Got Moody When Money Dried Up

Cables portray him as withdrawn amid recession

(Newser) - In tonight's episode of WikiLeaks, we learn that the US is very much leery of Vladimir Putin and doesn't hold out much hope that the "tandemocracy" of Putin and Dmitry Medvedev ("who plays Robin to Putin's Batman," said one cable) will result in a democratic Russia. Some...

Putin: We'll Use 'Strike Forces' Against Missile Shield

Russian PM even warns of 'new nuclear technologies'

(Newser) - If NATO builds a missile shield near Russia without Russia’s help and involvement, the Kremlin will deploy “strike forces” and even “new nuclear technologies” in response, Vladimir Putin warned last night in an interview with Larry King. Asked about Dmitry Medvedev’s “ new arms race ”...

Leaks Bare What Envoys Really Think of Leaders

Painful insults abound in leaked cables

(Newser) - The fallout from the WikiLeaks release of US embassy cables is only just beginning, but one thing is clear: there are going to be some seriously embarrassed diplomats. Some insults to world leaders, as collected by the Telegraph:
  • Nicolas Sarkozy: The French president is an "emperor with no clothes,
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Russian Journo Beating Video Made Public

Attack could herald break between Medvedev and Putin

(Newser) - Video of the near-fatal beating of Oleg Kashin has surfaced online (click here to see it), drawing attention to the plight of journalists in Russia, the New York Times reports. President Dmitry Medvedev has taken a stand on the issue, involving the prosecutor general's office and tweeting, "The criminals...

Putin's Apparent Black Eye Has Rumors Flying

Media speculates on cause of PM's injury

(Newser) - Given than Vladimir Putin often releases glamor shots of himself shirtless, the image-conscious Russian PM probably should have expected the mini media frenzy he created when he showed up in Ukraine with an apparent black eye. His spokesman chalked it up to bad lighting, without much luck. "Ukrainian, Russian...

Anti-Putin Rally Rattles Moscow
 Anti-Putin Rally Rattles Moscow 
Oct 25, 2010 6:09 AM CDT

Anti-Putin Rally Rattles Moscow

Critics worry he wants to be president, again, in 2012

(Newser) - Some 500 people gathered in a rare demonstration in Moscow this weekend to demand Vladimir Putin's resignation. The demonstrators are determined to head off Putin's possible plan to return to his old job as president in 2012, the Telegraph notes. "Our task is to free Russia from this awful...

Putin Shoots Whale With Crossbow

'Action man' PM joins scientific expedition

(Newser) - In his latest effort to remind his countrymen of his machismo, Russian leader Vladimir Putin yesterday shot a gray whale with a dart from a crossbow. The prime minister, on a rubber boat in choppy seas, hit the gray whale on his fourth attempt to collect a skin sample, the...

Putin Sings Soviet Songs With Russian Spies

He predicts they'll have 'bright lives' in Russia

(Newser) - So maybe they weren't greeted by cheering masses in Red Square, but at least the 10 recently deported Russian spies got a secret face-to-face with Vladimir Putin. He even sang Soviet-era songs with them, Reuters reports , though tragically it has no video. "I have no doubts they will have...

Putin Tapped for Hip-Hop Music Award

Russian PM's visit to hip-hop contest nominated as rap event of the year

(Newser) - It's probably safe to say V-Put won't be busting rhymes any time soon, but he's still up for a hip-hop award from the Russian equivalent of MTV. The Russian prime minister stands to win Muz T's Event of the Year award for a somewhat awkward visit he made to the...

President's Body Returns to Poland

Lech Kaczynski will lie in state at presidential palace in Warsaw

(Newser) - Mourners filled the streets of Warsaw today as the coffin bearing the body of president Lech Kaczynski returned to the presidential palace, where he will lie in state for a week. Earlier, Vladimir Putin attended a memorial service for Kaczynski, his wife, Maria, and the 94 other victims of yesterday's...

Kyrgyzstan Unrest Bears Putin's Fingerprints

How about a stop to the meddling, pleads Simon Tisdall

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin’s “sardonic” acknowledgment of the interim regime in Kyrgyzstan yesterday is just another clue that the Russian government was involved in ousting president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Simon Tisdall writes. It’s obvious: Putin essentially paid off Bakiyev to boot the US from a Kyrgyz air base, which ended...

Gorbachev: Russia Is Reverting to Bad Old Days

He writes critical op-ed on 25th anniversary of perestroika

(Newser) - Mikhail Gorbachev warns that Russia is in danger of backsliding into the dark days of the Soviet Union in a critical op-ed piece that seems aimed directly at Vladimir Putin. The country's parliament is no better than a rubber stamp, its courts lack independence, and there's still no real party...

Russia Tests New Stealth Fighter

Twin-engine jet is 5 years from regular military service

(Newser) - Russia successfully tested its first stealth fighter jet today, offering a boost to the country's aviation sector as well as its military. The Sukhoi T-50 is intended to match the stealth capabilities of the US F-22 Raptor, which it resembles. The dual-engine aircraft took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Siberia, and...

Putin Hints He'll Run for President Again

The Russian prime minister will 'think about it' before 2012 vote

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is moving closer to retaking the Russian presidency. In a question-and-answer session with the Russian public, a student asked the prime minister whether he'd like to be president again. "I will think about it," Putin said, adding that "there's still plenty of time" before the...

Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate?
 Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate? 
HE LOVES THE HIP-HOP
Nov 16, 2009 8:33 AM CST

Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate?

Russian prime minister just plain awkward at music awards show

(Newser) - While it would have been infinitely more entertaining had Vladimir Putin actually tried to freestyle, his appearance at a music awards show this weekend still made newspapers titter. Putin, who first stood around looking awkward while his “youth disguised” security mingled with the dancing crowd, handed out an award...

FBI Let Blacklisted Russian Tycoon Visit US

Organized crime suspect bypasses visa refusal

(Newser) - A Russian billionaire barred from the US for years because authorities suspected him of involvement in organized crime was allowed into the country twice this year under a secret deal with the FBI. Despite the objections of other government agencies, metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska was allowed to bypass the visa...

Top 10 Hottest Heads of State
 Top 10 Hottest 
 Heads of State 
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Oct 13, 2009 4:17 PM CDT

Top 10 Hottest Heads of State

Sorry, Nobel Committee, Obama only ranks 15th

(Newser) - Barack Obama may have won a Nobel Peace Prize, and Yulia Tymoshenko has not, but there’s one thing the Ukrainian prime minister has over the president: She’s ranked No. 1 on HottestHeadsofState.com. The site offers “scientific and unbiased rankings” of world leaders’ hotness, complete with piercing...

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