Putin to hold conference call on Russia’s readiness for spring sowing (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 18 (Itar-Tass) – Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to hold a conference call Friday, March 19, with officials from various regions of the country to discuss the readiness of the farming sector “for spring seasonal field works in 2010,” the government’s press service said.
Putin hopes Russia-U.S. cooperation leads to Mideast settlement (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday he hopes for successful cooperation with the United States in efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Putin says Russia could sign up to Iran sanctions: RIA (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday that Russia could sign up to a sanctions resolution on Iran, Russian news agencies quoted a senior Putin aide as saying.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-19 18:40 Russia-U.S. arms pact possible in April-Putin aide (Interactive Investor)
MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) – An senior aide to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States could be signed in April in Europe, RIA news agency reported. After Putin’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Putin’s deputy chief of staff Yuri Ushakov said a successor to the START I treaty would probably be …
Putin says Russia could sign up to Iran sanctions – RIA (The Star)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday that Russia could sign up to a sanctions resolution on Iran, RIA news agency quoted a senior Putin aide as saying.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-19 18:57 UPDATE 1-Putin says Russia could sign up to Iran sanctions-RIA (Interactive Investor)
MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday that Russia could sign up to a sanctions resolution on Iran, Russian news agencies quoted a senior Putin aide as saying. Putin’s deputy chief of staff, Yuri Ushakov, was quoted as saying that Putin had affirmed that a sanctions resolution “was possible,” Itar-Tass news agency …
Putin ‘the engine’ driving Russia’s World Cup bid (GMA News)
ZURICH — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is “the engine” driving forward his country’s bid to host the football World Cup in 2018, sports minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday.
U.S., Russia split over Iran (Detroit News)
Moscow — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran’s first nuclear power plant, built by Russia. The clash highlighed a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.
How to Reform Russia’s Klepto-Economy (Newsweek)
Igor Shuvalov is first deputy to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, charged with reforming Russia’s economy. He also runs Russia’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund. Considered one of the key liberal voices in Russia today, Shuvalov has the task of helping wean the country off its dependence on natural resources. He spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Owen Matthews in Moscow. Excerpts:
Putin says Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran to begin operating this summer (Times & Transcript)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran’s new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup.
