Vladimir Putin News

On June 17, President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao signed an agreement in which Russia will sell 300 million tons of oil to China over 20 years for $100 billion.

Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.

The Prime Minister of Russia is adamant on the continuation of Priority National Projects. These Priority Projects are on the forefront of Russian agenda. Projects included concern housing, health, education, and agriculture. A Presidium Council has been assigned to strategize project formation and completion.

Since the commencement of the Presidency of Vladimir Putin, Russia-Asian relations have increased, having become warmed further with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship.

Russia has been taking the forefront against the mistreatments and hunting of animals, especially endangered or gentile species. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin encourages world leaders to promote the welfare and protection of animals.

Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work, writes Mikhail Antonov.

Belgrade Casino in Belgrade Several of the largest Russian casino owners plan to relocate to the Balkans after a Russian ban on gambling on the territory of the Russian Federation takes hold on July 1, the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti said Monday.

As Barack Obama packs his suitcase for his trip to Russia next week, he should bring along a copy of The Brothers Karamazov.

Thousands of casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls across Russia shut down Wednesday, complying with sweeping new restrictions that require all gambling business to relocate to four remote regions of the country.

U.S. President Barack Obama will make a commencement speech to 1,000 guests at the New Economic School and hold talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, officials said, as details emerged of Obama's much-anticipated visit to Moscow on July 6 to 8. Obama will discuss the economic crisis and security issues during the graduation ceremony at the ...

The Czech Social Democrats agree with 99 percent of the foreign policy pursued by the U.S. administration of Barack Obama, CSSD leader Jiri Paroubek told Congressman Robert Wexler , who heads the Congress Subcommittee on Europe, Tuesday.

The law is aimed at regulating Russia's vast and chaotic gambling industry, and eventually at creating Russian versions of gambling Meccas like Las Vegas.

Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry - a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.

I actually think I'm about to tell my Foolish friends that the Russian government and Royal Dutch Shell agreed over the weekend to cooperate in the development of Russia's Sakhalin-3 and Sakhalin-4 natural gas projects.

Digest of headline news as of 3:45 p.m. on June 29 BUSINESS AND FINANCE *** GOVT FACES DECISIONS TO MOBILIZE ADDITIONAL REVENUE - PUTIN The Russian government will have to make decisions to mobilize additional revenue in order to reduce the budget deficit, but at the same time it must leave the economy with sufficient resources for recovery and ...

By Paul Taylor Just as Europeans are packing their bags for the beaches, another Russia-Ukraine gas dispute is flaring up.

Complete with new gray hairs and two bodyguards, a wax version of President Barack Obama took a trip Monday to the Eiffel Tower.After visiting France's most famous monument, the statue traveled to Paris' Musee Grevin wax museum, where it will stand alongside the likenesses of Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin.Sculptor Eric Saint ...

Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities.

Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow's attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.

Country singer Johnny Russell once said if he were president, he would promote peace by bringing all the world leaders together for a big old barbecue.