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25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia Calls for Stricter Nuke Safety Rules

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdown , defending nuclear energy during solemn ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history. Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President...

Chernobyl Widows Mourn as Bell Tolls 25 Times

KIEV, Ukraine -- Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns, Ukrainians lit thin wax candles and a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster as the world began marking the anniversary Tuesday of the worst nuclear accident in history. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill led...

Gorbachev Has Harsh Words for Putin and Medvedev

MOSCOW -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday described Russia as an imitation of democracy and accused its current rulers of conceit and contempt for voters, in his harshest criticism of the government yet. Gorbachev criticized Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his protege, President Dmitry Medvedev, for...

32 Percent of Russians Think the Sun Revolves Around Earth

Does the sun revolve around Earth? Is radioactivity a human invention? Did humans ever live side by side with dinosaurs? A surprising number of people in Russia answered those and other questions with a resounding "yes." A survey published this week by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center targeted scientific...

Russian President Medvedev Signs New START Ratification

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the ratification of a nuclear arms cut pact with the United States. The treaty, known as New START, is a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to "reset" ties with Moscow. The treaty limits each country to 1,550 strategic warheads, down from the current...

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05/29/12 Top TV Presenter Launches On-Air Attack on Medvedev... Source: RIA Novosti - Russia One of Russia's best-known journalists has voiced stinging on-air criticism of the country's ruling United Russia party, led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in a rare show of dissent on state-controlled national television.
05/29/12 Russia Is Said to Plan Sale of 7.6% Sberbank Stake as... Source: Bloomberg.com Russia plans to sell 7.6 percent of OAO Sberbank, eastern Europe 's largest lender, by as early as September as Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expedites the government's privatization program, a person familiar with the matter said.
05/28/12 Medvedev makes first foreign visit as Prime Minister Source: Voice of Russia The extension of the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan will be the key topic during the first visit of Dmitry Medvedev as Prime Minister.
05/27/12 'US pressing Russia to support deal to remove Assad' Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel US President Barack Obama will press Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a proposal by which embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will cede power through a negotiated political settlement, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing Obama administration officials.
05/26/12 Putin puts Medvedev in charge of Russia's ruling party Source: Buenos Aires Herald - Argentina President Vladimir Putin steered Dmitry Medvedev into the chairmanship of Russia's ruling party today and demanded reforms to the flagging organization he will rely on to keep his grip on the country's far-flung regions.

Background on Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been Prime Minister of Russia since 2012. He previously served as President of Russia from 2008 to 2012.

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