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Russia's Putin says Iran nuclear push is peaceful

Thomson ReutersJune 11, 2013 16:30

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he has no doubt that Iran is adhering to international commitments on nuclear non-proliferation but regional and international concerns about Tehran's nuclear program could not be ignored. Putin, whose country is among six world powers seeking to ensure that Iran does not seek to develop nuclear weapons, also said Iranian threats to Israel's existence were unacceptable.

Putin says Assad should have gone ahead with reforms

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 15:36

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he had always believed that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad should have implemented political reforms that could have averted the current bloodbath. But Putin also stressed that he remained firmly opposed to outside intervention and implied that Russia's position on the crisis remained unchanged.

Putin issues Russian economic warning

Agence France-PresseJune 10, 2013 12:30

President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that Russia's economic growth would slow down this year to less than the world average and ordered his government to act urgently to reverse the trend. The Kremlin chief's comments came moments after the central bank was forced to hold its main interest rate unchanged at 8.25 percent for the ninth month running in the face of inflation that has jumped to the highest rate for 21 months. Putin confirmed at a cabinet meeting that Russia's growth would slow to 2.4 percent this year from its downwardly revised forecast of 3.6 percent.

Putin issues Russian economic warning

Agence France-PresseJune 10, 2013 07:32

President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that Russia's economic growth would slow down this year to less than the world average and ordered his government to act to reverse the trend. The Kremlin chief's comments came moments after the central bank was forced to hold its main interest rate unchanged at 8.25 percent for the ninth month running in the face of inflation that has jumped to the highest rate for 21 months. Putin confirmed at a cabinet meeting that Russia's growth would slow to 2.4 percent this year from its downwardly revised forecast of 3.6 percent.

Russia TV 'pulls show' over Putin divorce joke

Agence France-PresseJune 8, 2013 10:37

Russian state television has pulled a show over a joke about President Vladimir Putin's surprise divorce announcement, one of its presenters said Saturday. In a carefully staged announcement on Thursday, Putin said that he and his wife of 30 years, Lyudmila, were to have a "civilised divorce" because they now lead separate lives. The news prompted a youth-oriented television show called "The Social Network" to record a spoof item about the 60-year-old Russian strongman putting up a profile on an online dating site.

Kremlin denies Putin involved with another woman

Agencia EFEJune 7, 2013 17:20

Moscow, Jun 7 (EFE).- The Kremlin denied Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a relationship with another woman, following his announcement Thursday night that he and wife Lyudmila are divorcing after almost 30 years of marriage. "No, it's not like that," presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov told a reporter who asked him about rumors that Putin is having an affaire with another woman.

Putin tends to image with public split, but will he remarry?

Thomson ReutersJune 7, 2013 11:20

By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hours after President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, told Russians their marriage was over, an anchorman on a satirical on-line show gravely announced the latest news: Putin has named Lyudmila "acting First Lady". It was a joke, of course, but Russians say there's a touch of truth in every joke: While the reasons for the separation may be deeply personal, the staged admission of a long-suspected estrangement was Putin's latest pragmatic political gambit.

Home city divided on Putin's divorce bombshell

Agence France-PresseJune 7, 2013 10:21

As news of President Vladimir Putin's divorce sent shock waves across Russia, his native city of Saint Petersburg split between sympathy with his decision to go public and criticism of what some called his unpresidential behaviour. Putin and his wife Lyudmila appeared on television late Thursday and gave an interview saying their marriage was over and they now lead separate lives. This confirmed rumours the couple had separated, but it came as a huge surprise to many that the couple would announce the split officially.

Putin's divorce may clear way for new marriage

Agence France-PresseJune 7, 2013 10:20

Vladimir Putin's carefully staged announcement that his marriage is over appears at odds with his declared conservative values but would make sense if the Russian president plans to remarry, analysts said Friday. In a country where there is a divorce for every two marriages, the announcement by Putin and Lyudmila, his wife of 30 years, may not make a dent in his popularity ratings, but is out of synch with his pronouncements about the values of traditional family.

Putin divorce announcement takes Russia by surprise

Agence France-PresseJune 7, 2013 06:22

Russians reeled Friday from the shock announcement by President Vladimir Putin that his 30-year marriage was over, a break-up that was long an open secret but few imagined would ever be made public. In a highly choreographed joint interview with state television after attending a ballet performance together, Putin's wife Lyudmila said they were having a "civilised divorce" and revealed that the pair hardly ever saw each other.