No alternative to political solution in Syria: Russia
September 21st, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS) Russia sees no alternative to a political solution towards ending the crisis in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said.During a meeting with Syrian ... Read more...
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Russia to attend meeting on Syria in Iran
August 9th, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russia will attend an international consultative meeting on Syria to be held in Iran Thursday, according to Russian Foreign Ministry.Moscow will be represented by the Ambassador ... Read more...
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Russia urges West to tone down anti-Syria stance
March 16th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Allegations by Western nations that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime was illegitimate are "unacceptable", a Russian minister said Friday.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said the ... Read more...
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Iraq better off after US withdrawal: Russia
March 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia feels the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq has not made the situation in the country worse, a minister said Friday."We consider the ... Read more...
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(After 2) Russia all set for an interesting presidential poll
December 21st, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The March 2012 presidential elections in Russia, which many think is a mere formality after President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced their ... Read more...
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Russian election was not fair, says Western observer
March 3rd, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow, March 3 (DPA) Dmitry Medvedev's landslide win to succeed President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin was "neither free nor fair," the chief of the sole Western election observer mission said Monday. ... Read more...
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Medvedev wins Russian presidential elections
March 3rd, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Moscow, March 3 (Xinhua) Dmitry Medvedev has won the Russian presidential elections by a landslide, according to official figures released Monday. Medvedev secured an overwhelming victory by gaining 69.9 percent of the ... Read more...
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Russian presidential election proceeds smoothly
March 3rd, 2008 - 1:07 am ICT by admin
(Roundup)
Xinhua
Moscow, March 2 (Xinhua) The Russian presidential election was proceeding smoothly Sunday as voting already ended in the country's most regions. As Russia's vast territory encompasses 11 time zones, voting actually first ... Read more...
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Russians vote to elect new president
March 2nd, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
DPA
Moscow, March 2 (DPA) Russians voted Sunday in the presidential election seen by critics as Kremlin's orchestration to divide power between Vladimir Putin and his favoured successor Dmitry Medvedev. Polls opened at ... Read more...
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Russia’s presidential poll begins
March 2nd, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Kamchatsky (Russia), March 2 (Xinhua) Russia's far eastern region of Kamchatka kicked off Sunday the presidential election in which four candidates are vying to replace Vladimir Putin, who is barred constitutionally to ... Read more...
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Russia’s presidential race has barest semblance of free vote
March 1st, 2008 - 9:41 am ICT by admin
By Alissa de Carbonnel
Moscow, March 1 (DPA) Russia has a healthy political system at first glance at the political poles represented in the upcoming presidential elections. There is the Communist Party headed ... Read more...
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Putin urges Russians to vote in presidential election
February 29th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
Xinhua
Moscow, Feb 29 (Xinhua) Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday called on his countrymen to make their own, independent choice at the March 2 presidential poll to elect his successor. Putin asked all ... Read more...
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Putin urges Russians to vote in presidential election
February 29th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Moscow, Feb 29 (Xinhua) Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday called on the people to make their own, independent choice at the March 2 presidential poll to elect his successor. Putin called on ... Read more...
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Opinion poll gives Medvedev huge lead in Russian presidential race
February 18th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, Feb 18 (RIA Novosti) An opinion poll has indicated that 69.9 percent of voters intend to vote for Kremlin-backed Dmitry Medvedev in Russia's March 2 presidential elections, the state-run VTsIOM ... Read more...
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