Putin announces more aid as Russia exits crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Vladimir Putin pledged on Saturday to widen Russia’s anti-crisis aid package with a car scrappage scheme and mortgage support to jolt the economy out of the worst recession in 15 years.

Putin backs Medvedev’s call for Russia modernization (Deutsche Welle)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed a call by President Dmitry Medvedev to modernize Russia’s economy during a speech in St. Petersburg. In opening remarks, Medvedev also went after political corruption.

Putin backs Russian modernisation (BigPond News)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed Dmitry Medvedev’s call for radical economic modernisation.

Putin backs Medvedev’s call for Russia modernisation (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for economic modernisation, moving to smother talk of differences between the two leaders.

Analyst points to “gap” between United Russia, Medvedev-Putin leadership (Interfax)
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov 21 (Interfax) – A high-profile Russian analyst argued on Saturday that the current congress of the ruling United Russia party had evinced a “political gap” between the position of that party, on the one hand, and that of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on the other.

Putin calls for modernisation of Russia’s economy (New Kerala)
Moscow, Nov 21 : Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today called for modernisation programmes and more responsible attitudes among the business community, to reduce the economy’s dependence on raw materials.

Putin backs Medvedev’s call for Russia modernization (Malaysian Mirror)
SAINT PETERSBURG -Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders. Read more…

Russian pensions in 2010 to grow 46% – Putin (Itar-Tass)
ST. PETERSBURG, November 21 (Itar-Tass) – In 2010 the growth of pensions in Russia will reach 46 percent, and the average old-age retirement pension will exceed 8,000 roubles, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at the 11th Congress of the United Russia party on Saturday.

Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy (Newsday)
Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy at his party’s meeting

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