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He is no longer the President but Vladimir Putin sought to assure Russians that he remained firmly in charge during his annual phone-in with the public yesterday.  

President Vladimir Putin appeared wryly to confirm on Thursday French media reports that he had said Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili deserved to be hung by his testicles for his role in the August war with Russia.  

CTV.caPutin keeping up appearances ABC Online - 34 minutes ago ELEANOR HALL: For the last seven years Russian leader Vladimir Putin has built up a tradition of having a conversation with his citizens, first as president now as prime minister. Putin and the Rise of Russia, By Michael Stuermer...  

Russia does not need to build permanent naval bases in Cuba or Venezuela, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, speaking amid a Kremlin push to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America.In an annual televised question-and-answer session with Russians, Putin said Russia has "very warm...  

The United States will quickly feel a change in attitude from Moscow if President-elect Barack Obama transforms Washington's policies toward Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.  

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hinted yesterday that he may return to his old job in the Kremlin, but not before his ally President Dmitry Medvedev's term expires in 2012.  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held on Thursday his fourth consecutive annual live television call-in program, he used to host as President of the Russian Federation. According to political analysts, the show could be considered the beginning of his campaign to be re-elected President...  

MOSCOW: Russia has received “positive signals” from US president-elect Barack Obama that could open the door to dramatic improvement of Russia-US relations, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “If... UNITED NATIONS: Libya protested in ...  

Reuters - The United States will quickly feel a change in attitude from Moscow if President-elect Barack Obama transforms Washington's policies toward Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.  

AFP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday ruled out early presidential elections, saying the next presidential ballot in Russia would be held as scheduled in 2012.  

Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday.  

Ruling out an anticipated presidential poll, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said elected officials must fulfill the duties of their present posts until the elections scheduled for 2012.  

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that "we will see" in 2012 whether he will run again for president.  

Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday.  

MOSCOW — Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting the Kremlin would respond quickly to new overtures from Washington. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Moscow welcomed what he...  

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that he has received "positive signals" from US president-elect Barack Obama that could open the door to positive developments in Moscow's relations with ...  

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin evaded giving direct answer to the question about his promise to hang Georgias President Mikheil Saakashvili for one part. Why for one? the prime minister responded during the annual TV question-and-answer session that he held December 4.  

During a nationwide call-in program called "A Conversation with Vladimir Putin," broadcast live from a Moscow studio on December 4, the Russian prime minister and former president conveyed a positive forecast for U.S.-Russian relations during the ...  

Christian Science MonitorPutin shows he's still the man in charge Times Online - 38 minutes ago He is no longer the President but Vladimir Putin sought to assure Russians that he remained firmly in charge during his annual phone-in with the public yesterday. Putin reassures nation on economy...  

MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he expects better relations between Russia and the United States when Barack Obama becomes president. Putin took questions from the public during a three-hour session that was ...  

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will quickly feel a change in attitude from Moscow if President-elect Barack Obama transforms Washington's policies toward Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday "Usually... when there is a change ...  

MOSCOW - Russia has received "positive signals" from US president-elect Barack Obama that could open the door to dramatic improvement of Russia-US relations, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "If these are not just words and translate into ...  

Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday.  

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will quickly feel a change in attitude from Moscow if President-elect Barack Obama transforms Washington's policies toward Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama will make key concessions to the Kremlin when he takes office. Mr. Putin, the former president who many expect to resume the position as Russia's top leader within ...  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a live televised question and answer session with the Russian public on Thursday, his first as premier and leader of the ruling pro-presidential United Russia party.  

Vladimir Putin sounded an optimistic note about president-elect Obama during his televised Q&A session today: "Usually... when there is a change of power in any country, and even more so in a superpower such as ...  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his annual live television call-in program Thursday -- an event analysts say shows he still runs Russia even though he stepped down as president earlier this year.  

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appeared wryly to confirm on Thursday French media reports that he had said Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili deserved to be hung by his testicles for his role in the August war with Russia.  

Russian PM Vladimir Putin has ruled out an early return to the presidency. He told the BBC he would wait until 2012 - when presidential polls are due - to decide whether to run at all.  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hinted on Thursday that he may return to his old job in the Kremlin, but not before his ally President Dmitry Medvedev's term expires in 2012.  

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised Russians that their wages and pensions would rise despite the crisis and vented his anger at the Georgian president in an earthy outburst.  

(Adds quote, background.) MOSCOW (AFP)--Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday ruled out early presidential elections, saying the next presidential ballot in Russia would be held as scheduled in 2012.  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his annual live television call-in program Thursday -- an event that shows he still runs Russia even though he stepped down as president earlier this year, an analyst said.  

MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia has received "positive signals" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama that could open the door to dramatic improvement of Russia-U.S. relations, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.  

Russsian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has continued the TV phone-in show he hosted as president. In fact, the nationwide broadcast may mark the beginning ...  

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for both former Russian president Vladimir Putin and successor Dmitry Medvedev increased last month, according to a poll by the Yuri Levada Analytical Center. 86 per cent of respondents approve of the way Putin has handled his duties as prime minister...  

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mothers of children seized by rebels at a southern Russia school in 2004 threatened on Tuesday to use a legal action brought by authorities against them to expose President Vladimir Putin’s role in the bungled rescue.  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expects to "feel people's sentiments" and obtain a "profile of the real problems" disturbing them, said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.  

PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin will today hold a live phone-in with Russians, again underlining his position as the country's de-facto leader even after ceding the presidency.  

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin turned the tables on Washington on Thursday by suggesting the United States use a Russian-controlled radar instead of U.S. anti-missile hardware in central Europe. At a meeting with U ...  

Voloshin served as Kremlin chief of staff from 1999 until 2003 under President Boris Yeltsin and President Vladimir Putin. He was also chairman of state-run ...  

... State Hillary Clinton, who attacked Putin personally on the campaign trail, saying at one point that then-President Vladimir Putin "doesn't have a soul. ...  

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin described the foreign spy service on Friday as one of Russia’s key institutions and said the appointment of ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov as its head could only enhance its authority.  

In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin's party dominated parliamentary elections. Putin, who cannot seek another consecutive term, is expected to name ...  

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov proposed to utilize production facilities of Rosagrolizing to produce timber harvesting machinery. ...  

Former President now Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin keeps both his allies and enemies guessing about his political future. The Washington Post has a good write up about the situation in the Kremlin, explaining very well that although many believe Putin may be staging a return to the...  

MOSCOW, November 22 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of congratulations to Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic Fouad Siniora in connection with the national holiday of the Lebanese Republic - - the 65th anniversary of the proclamation of...  

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urges American President-elect Barack Obama to give up the idea of a missile shield in Eastern Europe, warning that Moscow will reserve its right to answer in the same manner, AFP informs.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to ease fears about his planned talks with other natural gas exporters, saying Russia is not forming a gas cartel.  

The agreement between then president Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Gerhard Schroder was signed during the latter's last weeks in office, with Mr Schroeder ...  

Russian PM Vladimir Putin is urging U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to drop plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe. Putin says Moscow will respond appropriately to any such deployment.  

... may also be a way for former President Vladimir Putin to move back into the position, with an opportunity to stay there for 12 years this time around. ...  

By By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV -- Russia's leaders said Monday they hope the United States will scrap its missile defense system in Europe and be more willing to negotiate a nuclear arms control deal once U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office.The comments by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and...  

PORTO ROTONDO, Sardinia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied reports he was planning to marry Russian Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva, telling journalists to keep their "snotty noses" out of his private life. Media had reported that ...  

President George W. Bush urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a March 24 phone call to rein in private Russian companies that the United States has implicated in illegal arms deals with Iraq. Putin denied that Russian companies are guilty—an answer the Kremlin has been giving Washington for...  

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urges American President-elect Barack Obama to give up the idea of a missile shield in Eastern Europe, warning that ...  

(RTTNews) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he was in favor of extending the Russian presidency term to six years from the existing four years.  

Russian news agencies report that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said Russia wants to reach a compromise on arms control issues with the incoming U.S. administration.Russia and the U.S. have so far failed to negotiate an extension or replacement of the 1991 START arms reduction treaty or a...  

The agreement between then president Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Gerhard Schroder was signed during the latter's last weeks in office, with Mr Schroeder ...  

Appointing unknown crony Viktor Zubkov PM ends the doubt. Zubkov will be anointed President (+ win), Putin will become Prime Minister, and Zubkov will ...  

President Vladimir Putin has sought to ease fears about his planned talks with other natural gas exporters, saying Russia was not forming a gas cartel. Mr Putin will hold co-operation talks with Iran and Qatar, which together with Russia account for ...  

Russia's prime minister, Vladimir Putin, believes America's defence shield in Europe is aimed at his country's strategic potential. [AFP] Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, has warned US president- elect, Barack Obama, that Moscow will respond ...  

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to ease fears about his planned talks Wednesday with other natural gas exporters, saying Russia was not forming a gas cartel. Putin is scheduled to hold cooperation talks with Iran and Qatar ...  

MOSCOW (AP) _ Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to ease fears about his planned talks with other natural gas exporters, saying Tuesday that Russia was not forming a gas cartel. Putin plans Wednesday to hold cooperation talks with Iran and Qatar ...  

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov says that President Tarja Halonen had a major influence on the decision by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to postpone the decision to raise export duties on wood.  

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov says that President Tarja Halonen had a major influence on the decision by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to ...  

By Yevgeny Kiselyov Vladimir Putin will still be president when our grandchildren are growing up.  

Russia’s parliament is rushing through plans to extend the presidential term from four years to six, fuelling speculation that Vladimir Putin plans a dramatic return to the Kremlin.  

By Yevgeny Kiselyov Vladimir Putin will still be president when our grandchildren are growing up.  

Voice of AmericaRussian PM Urges Obama to Scrap Missile Shield Voice of America - 2 hours ago By VOA News Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is urging US President-elect Barack Obama to drop plans for a US missile shield in eastern Europe, saying Moscow will respond appropriately to any...