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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...

Putin 'Mistress' Graces Cover of Russian Vogue

(Dec. 16) -- Gossip whispered among Russia's political elites this week isn't about Moscow's troubling ethnic riots or even a jailed tycoon the prime minister called a "thief." Instead, rumors are swirling over who's on the cover of next month's Vogue. The answer might embarrass Vladimir Putin. The January 2011 issue of...

Vladimir Putin's Latest Macho Romp: Shooting a Whale

Alexei Druzhinin, Pool / RIA Novosti / AP

(Aug. 26) -- The gray whale is a magnificent but perilous creature that roams the icy waters of the northeastern Pacific. Vladimir Putin, 57, is the tough-guy prime minister of Russia. On Wednesday, the two met for the first time in the wild when Putin traveled to the whale territory along with a scientific expedition and...

Russian PM: Gas Pipeline Unlikely to Go Through Israel

ANKARA, Turkey (June 8) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a new natural gas pipeline to Turkey would probably not extend to Israel as originally planned but he denied the change was a result of deteriorating relations between the two countries. Turkey shelved discussions on extending the Blue...

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008 and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin also serves as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus.

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