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Putin Maintains Control over Government (WRAP)

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:00 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to dominate the country’s new government after the appointment of loyalists to key cabinet posts on Monday, in a move that raises questions over the role of new Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

New Russian cabinet

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:00 GMT

Hermitage Capital lawyer Magnitsky's case

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:03:00 GMT

Moscow Warns West Against Interfering in Magnitsky Case

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:03:00 GMT

Russia considers it unacceptable for other countries to interfere in its domestic court trial over the late Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky charged with tax evasion, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

St. Petersburg Opposition Square Closed for Repairs

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

The public garden on St. Isaac’s Square in St. Petersburg, where the opposition holds its “festivities,” has been closed for repairs, but protesters are remaining at the park.

MTS to Resume Work in Turkmenistan Without Extra Investment

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), one of Russia’s top three mobile operators, intends to resume its operations in Turkmenistan using the funds of its subsidiary, Barash Communications Technologies, MTS Vice-President Oleg Raspopov said on Monday.

Black Box Shows Superjet Had No Malfunctions

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:33:00 GMT

A preliminary examination of the flight recorder from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed in Indonesia at the beginning of May showed all the systems were functioning properly up until impact, a source in the investigation team told RIA Novosti on Monday.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash in Indonesia

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Georgian Ex-military General Shot Dead in Moscow

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:33:00 GMT

A former general in the Georgian Army, Roman Dumbadze, was shot dead in Moscow on Monday, a police source said.

Controversial Historian Made Russian Culture Minister

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:08:00 GMT

A journalist known for his bestselling non-fiction books combating “myths about Russia” and accused of plagiarism in his dissertation was made Russian Culture Minister on Monday.

Medvedev Sets Out Key Tasks for New Govt.

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:07:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced on Monday seven tasks for his new government to be implemented in the next six months.

FACTBOX: Russia’s First Deputy PM Igor Shuvalov

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin formed a new government on May 21, appointing Igor Shuvalov to the post of the first deputy prime minister.

Moscow Reiterates Missile Defense Threats

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:52:00 GMT

Moscow recapitulated its position on European missile defense Monday, saying it will reserve the right to retaliate unless it receives legal guarantees that a NATO missile defense will not be directed at it.

Unpopular Russian Interior Minister Replaced in Reshuffle

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:24:00 GMT

Rashid Nurgaliyev, who headed the Russian police since 2004 and supervised a largely unsuccessful reform of the force, was replaced in the new government with Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev on Monday.

Police to Check Sochi Doctors who Amputated Break Dancer’s Leg

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT

Sochi police plan to investigate the doctors who delayed treating a Russian break dance champion after a road accident for a week and later amputated his leg due to gangrene.

FACTBOX: Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:46:00 GMT

Arkady Dvorkovich has been appointed a deputy prime minister in Russia’s new government.

Japanese Boost Nuclear Submarine Reactor Disposal

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:40:00 GMT

Seventy reactors from decommissioned nuclear submarines are scheduled for disposal in Russia’s Far Eastern Primorye Territory by 2020, the regional Legislative Assembly has reported.

Putin Reshuffles Social, Economic Bloc in New Cabinet

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:00 GMT

President Vladimir Putin replaced the unpopular education and health ministers, renewed most of the economic bloc, formed two new offices and split one ministry in the new Cabinet, which was announced on Monday.

Putin Ally Retains Role as New Cabinet Named

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT

A key ally of President Vladimir Putin retained his post as the Russian government’s number 2 on Monday, raising question marks over the role of new Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

New Russian cabinet

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT

New Russian Police Abuses Reported

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:46:00 GMT

Further instances of police brutality have been reported in Russia on Monday, with the announcement that a policeman who beat a detainee to death in the Nizhny Novgorod Region received a ten-year prison term, and confirmation that a suspect has died in Krasnodar region while in police custody within the last week.

MOSCOW POLICE CHIEF KOLOKOLTSEV NEW INTERIOR MINISTER - PUTIN

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:50 GMT

SURKOV, KOZAK, ROGOZIN, DVORKOVICH, GOLODETS, KHLOPONIN NEW DEPUTY PMs

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:24:51 GMT

Medvedev Says Majority of Government to be New

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:24:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that 75 percent of the government will be new.

Search for SuperJet Black Box Goes On – UAC

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:22:00 GMT

The search for the second flight recorder of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 airplane that crashed in Indonesia is continuing despite reports to the contrary, a spokeswoman for the United Aircraft Corporation said on Monday.