Vladimir Putin
Russia-China oil pipeline opens
January 03, 2011The first oil pipeline linking the world's biggest oil producer, Russia, and the world's biggest consumer of energy, China, has begun operating. The pipeline, running between Siberia and the northeastern Chinese city of Daqing, will allow a rapid increase...
Moldovan premier meets Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh counterparts in St Petersburg
November 23, 2010Prime Minister Vlad Filat had meetings with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov and Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov, the government's communications and press relations department has said. Discussing...
Embargo on grain exports hurts Russia’s reputation without helping Russian people
August 11, 2010By Paul Goble The embargo on the export of grain Vladimir Putin has announced will hurt Russia’s image as a reliable supplier to the world, Moscow experts say. Moreover, they say, it will not necessarily keep bread prices down as Putin...
Russia supports domestic metal sector
August 05, 2010By Sergei Blagov The Russian government has pledged to support the country’s metal sector despite allegations of tax dodging. During the past decade, Russian metal companies have invested some 900 billion rubles ($29.7 billion) to upgrade and modernize...
Kyiv reacts warily to Gazprom-Naftohaz merger plan
May 12, 2010By Pavel Korduban Ukraine wary of Putin’s proposal to merge national gas companies The Ukrainian government and opposition alike have reacted coolly to Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin’s, April 30 proposal to merge the two countries...
Death toll rises in Siberian mining double explosion
May 11, 2010As the death toll from the Raspadskaya mine disaster in Siberia continues to climb, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Siberia's Kemerovo region today to mourn with relatives of victims, visit the injured, and help the community cope. Russia...
Silvio Berlusconi and Vladimir Putin discuss energy deals
April 27, 2010By Sabina Castelfranco Italian and Russian leaders discuss energy deals. Gazprom and Italy's Eni cooperating in South Stream natural gas pipeline project, due to come online in 2015 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian Prime Minister...
Excessive reliance on gas, oil exports cuts Russian standard of living
April 21, 2010By Paul Goble Moscow’s excessive reliance on profits from the export of oil and gas -- the centerpiece of Vladimir Putin’s policies – has been contributing to a significant decline in the standard of living of most Russians beyond the...
Putin wants Israeli attack on Iran to send oil prices up
March 21, 2010By Paul Goble “There is nothing Vladimir [Putin] would like more than for Israel to strike Iran,” Moscow journalist Yuliya Latynina said yesterday, “because they the price of oil would go up” and Russia, which is dependent...
Medvedev faces a number of new challenges in energy strategy
March 08, 2010By Pavel K. Baev Medvedev discards the ambition of “Energy Super-Power” Upon his return from the trip to Paris last week, President Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Igor Sechin, who is supervising the energy sector...