Vladimir Putin News Archives

ST. PETERSBURG, April 30 - Lenfilm, Russia's oldest film studio, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Wednesday.

United States Low Enriched Uranium Facilities and Nuclear Reactor sites as compared to Iran George Bush can not seem to protest enough and pressurize Iran enough about political sanctions and economic warfare against Iran because of Iran’s two functioning peaceful low enriched uranium facilities. What the general public is not aware of is the amount of low enriched uranium produced in the United States, not considering high enriched uranium nor plutonium waste. Iran’s two functioning facilities are Natanz and Bushehr. The United States 110 functioning low and high enriched uranium facilities exist. To name just a few : Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC; Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC; Nuclear Fuel Sercives, Inc; Areva NP, Inc. BwX Technologies, Inc. Areva NP, Inc. Richland; Honeywell International, Inc.; U.S. Enrichment Corporation; U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Ohio; USEC Inc.; Louisiana Energy Services; Shaw Areva Mox Services. Other Nuclear Reactor Sites for already fabricated low and high enriched uranium whose byproduct is one percent weapons grade plutonium include some of the following reactor names and locations: Monticello Arkansas reactor; Nine Mile Point Beaver Valley Reactor; North Anna Braidwood Reactor; Oconee Browns Ferry Reactor; Oyster Creek Brunswick Reactor; the list could continue ad infinitum. For further nuclear reactor information visit the Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the United States Government @ www.eia.doe.gov/cn eaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance_reactors/nuk... .

As an editor's note, the following closing paragraph of this article is not absolutely accurate. False information is false information. It is not a matter of warm feelings towards a particular article: "Even without the libel amendment, “any word that a governor or mayor doesn’t like is considered by courts to be false information, and the paper is simply closed,” Fedotov said." This statement is applied to the abovementioned critique.

Although Prodi has turned down certain specifications of negotiations with Gazprom, not all avenues with Gazprom have been negated by either Prodi nor Berlusconi. In fact, Italy is vehemently seeking other areas of interest in foreign investments through many of the other enterprises and mass resources Russia encompassess.

“I see no political risks (after May 7). Living in Russia makes me confident”

Russia's richest man, Oleg Deripaska, has said he is convinced Vladimir Putin will remain fully in charge of Russia until 2020, even though he is stepping down as president on May 7. The media-shy business ... via Boston Globe

MOSCOW Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Saturday to keep their bilateral negotiations on the disputed islands off Hokkaido intact, Japanese officials said. Fukuda's national popularity ratings, according to the Associated Press increased 27.22% since January 2008.

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda joined Russia's leaders on Saturday in praising improved ties and pledging to further negotiations over the disputed Kuril Islands.

Russia signalled its intention to kick its smoking habit on Friday as President Vladimir Putin signed a law approving Russia's entry into the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. via Independent Online

Global Nuclear threats have devastated Pentagon's concerns for allied safeties. In order to ensure asylum for democratic sanctity, the United States has secretly began a Sub Atomic Nucleic Quasar Operation. This operation is intended to counter any nation which might threaten American militaristic hegemony and global dominance. The specifications of the Sub Atomic Nucleic Quasar Bomb are classified. Do you believe the United States should have the right to pursue these venues?

This visit constitutes one more link in a long, rigid chain of regular, fruitful meetings. via ANA - Athens News Agency

“The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will hold a ministerial meeting in Iran's capital April 28, where the charter of the so-called gas 'OPEC”

Moscow, April 25 An alliance of the world's leading gas producers will hold a ministerial meeting in Tehran April 28, the head of Russia's Gas Society said. via India eNews

Russia's lower house of parliament has voted for new restrictions on the news media after a Moscow newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had divorced his wife and planned to marry a champion gymnast. via CNN

“In any case we attach major importance to contacts and work both with you and the Council of Europe in general”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia reacts to remarks of the Council of Europe and takes into consideration recommendations of the human rights commissioner. via Tass

“In Russia - in all countries, but especially Russia - it's all about implementation.”

A senior government economic official on Wednesday urged foreign investors not to fear new legislation that limits foreign investment in the country's most strategic, and lucrative, sectors and asked them to ... via St.Petersburg Times

“And we are hopeful that we can continue on that path.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in his residence of Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2008. via Buffalo News

“There were no problems in crossing the administrative border with Kosovo . The cargo has arrived at its destination”

The first trucks carrying Russian humanitarian aid to Serbs in Kosovo have been delivered to the north of the province by the Red Cross, local officials said on Tuesday. via RIA Novosti

“We have been moving towards this moment for 7 years”

Russia on Thursday signed a long-awaited deal to rebuild a railway line to North Korea, a step Moscow says could eventually boost trade between the secretive state and South Korea. via Reuters UK

“This year's prize recipients exemplify the astounding environmental work being done by ordinary people around the world”

Marina Rikhvanova holding a meeting with villagers near Lake Baikal. She has been recognized for involving local residents in her campaign to protect the lake. via The St. Petersburg Times

There are a list of reasons for U.S. interests in Georgia's entrance into NATO. But, first hand, there are furthermore reasons for U.S. military and political interests in Georgia as a former Soviet Republic. Primarily, the United States can only provide itself with half of the oil it uses per day: 10 mill/bpd, as it needs for consumption a minimum of 20 mill/bpd. Georgia is "the shortest route between the [oil reserves] of the Caspian Sea and Turkey." What this means is that "An international consortium of oil companies tied to America, including BP and Chevron, profit from the Caspian Sea/Turkey trade route providing the United States with energy resource: resources to a country who has no energy. According to Department of Defense Officials, another reason Georgia is greatly desired to join NATO is its proximity to Russia. U.S. military troop occupations number approximately 30,000 troops as of 2007. The Department of Defense attempted to justify this number on account of battling Chechen terrorists. However, Russia is notorious for solving Chechen crime. Regardless, Pentagon stiffly rebuked Russia for having a mere 5,000 troop presence in the territory for anti-rebel aid. According to Robert Ware, for these instances, Georgia is an important strategic outpost for the U.S. because it forms a key link in a chain of U.S. military bases that nows encircle Russia. However vehemently Russia has pursued to counter terrorism, the United States would like to suggest otherwise. The war with Chechnya stands as clear evidence against terrorism, followed by humanitarian aid to the region by President Vladimir Putin who did not wish to see Chechnya disarrayed. It seems more feasible that Russia handle insurgents in Georgia through a Russian/Georgian alliance than allow the United States to steal Georgia from under its vulnerability.

“All flights by the Russian Air Force planes have been in strict compliance with the international rules of using air space over neutral waters, without any violations of other countries' borders”

Two strategic Russian bombers Tu-95 are flying a patrol mission over the Atlantic. via Tass

“It is one of the bright symbols of our firm choice in favor of free society and civilized, advanced development.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his predecessor Boris Yeltsin for bringing freedom to Russia, as he attended a graveside ceremony on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of Yeltsin's death. via Reuters

After thousands of Russian-speaking youths looted stores, smashed windows and rioted in the Estonian capital Tallinn last April, the Baltic nation of 1.35 million people became Russia's enemy number one. via Earth Times

“We were talking about many conditions”

It is perhaps more than a little embarrassing for Italian prime minister-in-waiting, Silvio Berlusconi that after objecting to an Air France-KLM takeover of Alitalia partly on the grounds it should be kept ... via Forbes.com

“I intend to change the way the daily looks”

A Russian newspaper suspended after claiming that President Vladimir Putin is to marry an ex-Olympic gymnast promised Monday to come back - minus the political coverage. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“At the Finance Ministry ... we are sticking to a very careful approach. Now there are few reasons to talk about the need of investing this money inside the domestic economy”

Testimonials "The only English daily in Russia for 15 years! That stands for itself. via The Moscow Times

“We intend to press for the drafting of new agreements in the sphere of security and disarmament with other members of the international community”

Russia wants new international agreements on security and disarmament to be developed, the outgoing president said on Tuesday. via RIA Novosti

United States Low Enriched Uranium Facilities and Nuclear Reactor sites as compared to Iran George Bush can not seem to protest enough and pressurize Iran enough about political sanctions and economic warfare against Iran because of Iran’s two functioning peaceful low enriched uranium facilities. What the general public is not aware of is the amount of low enriched uranium produced in the United States, not considering high enriched uranium nor plutonium waste. Iran’s two functioning facilities are Natanz and Bushehr. The United States 110 functioning low and high enriched uranium facilities: Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC; Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC; Nuclear Fuel Sercives, Inc; Areva NP, Inc. BwX Technologies, Inc. Areva NP, Inc. Richland; Honeywell International, Inc.; U.S. Enrichment Corporation; U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Ohio; USEC Inc.; Louisiana Energy Services; Shaw Areva Mox Services. Other Nuclear Reactor Sites for already fabricated low and high enriched uranium whose byproduct is one percent weapons grade plutonium include some of the following reactor names and locations: Monticello Arkansas reactor; Nine Mile Point Beaver Valley Reactor; North Anna Braidwood Reactor; Oconee Browns Ferry Reactor; Oyster Creek Brunswick Reactor; the list could continue ad infinitum. For further nuclear reactor information visit the Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the United States Government @ www.eia.doe.gov/cn eaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance_reactors/nuk... . Pentagon is intent on demising the Middle East through strategic manipulations. What about the United States AGENDA?

“Under the previous president, (Boris) Yeltsin, there was chaos and lawlessness”

Russian president Vladimir Putin has won a Nobel prize. Not the better-known Nobel Peace Prize handed out by the Oslo-based committee to luminaries such as last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev or ex-South ... via Manawatu Evening Standard

“Even a simpleton would understand that it won't reopen in the next 10 years”

Testimonials "The Moscow Times is one of the world's great newspapers. It has all the news about Russian business and politics that a busy person could want, concise and well written. via The Moscow Times

April 21. KAZINFORM. Russia resumed postal links with neighboring Georgia on Monday, lifting one of the remaining blockade measures imposed in October 2006 which banned air, sea and rail transport with the ... via Kazinform

THE Russian newspaper that first published the explosive claims president Vladimir Putin had secretly divorced and planned to marry a gymnast has been shut down. via News.com.au

Department of Missile Defense Press Release : 2008 According to the 2008 Missile Defense Agency, Pentagon Press Release, Washington does not intend to stop its Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System for its European Allies at the helms of Poland and Czech. The next frontier, far begun by the United States, is space. The Missile Defense Agency is pursuing the Space Tracking and Surveillance System program as a space-based sensor component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The program uses sensors capable of detecting visible infrared light. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System will become part of a constellation of land, sea, air, and space based Ballistic Missile Defense System sensors. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration Program will demonstrate the key functions of a space based sensor, passing missile tracking data to missile defense interceptors. A minimum of two satellites will be launched on a single Delta II launch vehicle in 2008. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System will perform on-orbiting of sensor performance against ground targets, airborne targets, and short and long range ballistic missile targets. ABMD sensory capabilities are not the only advanced technologies being pursued in 2008 within the new frontier. However important missile detection and WMD is, kill vehicle methodologies have advanced and continue to advance in both Pentagon’s and NGO sectors. Pursuant to satellite missile detection is space kill vehicle technologies to accompany land, sea, and air defense mechanisms. The most prominent kill vehicle for ABMD interception is LASER defense. According to the Missile Defense Press Release: 2008: “Phased Array Concepts, Fast Beam Steering Concepts, Laser Target Acquisitions” from space satellites are ways in which the United States can counter ABM that might be posed as threats from any nation or country. This would accompany the Aegis missile defense systems and George Bush’s plans for an ABMDS in Poland and Czech, along with alternative missile defense capabilities. With these precautionary ramifications, the United States will lead the world in WMD. According to the Pentagon, “All wavelengths will be considered.” By Stephany Casey McDowell; U.S.A.

Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent a congratulatory message to Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin for his election as chairman of the ruling United Russia party. via English.eastday.com

Sunday, April 20, 2008 MOSCOW: Russia plans to considerably step up its humanitarian aid programme for the Serb minority in Kosovo, Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Russian ... via The News

“You think there is order here? This amnestied army goes around with weapons. They do not have to hide and run... They have everything. They are just waiting”

A dissident Chechen military commander said on Saturday amnestied rebels recruited by Chechnya's pro-Kremlin leader Ramzan Kadyrov were engaged in violence and stood ready for another war with Russia. via XtraMSN Real Estate

Russia's outgoing president, Vladimir Putin, arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday for a two-day visit at the invitation of the country's leader, Muammar Qaddafi, who referred to the Russian leader's visit as ... via RIA Novosti

“One of the first things to do is to close the frontiers and set up more camps to identify foreign citizens who don't have jobs and are forced into a life of crime”

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pledged today to use his big election win to push through economic reforms, and vowed to close the border to illegal immigrants in a crackdown on criminals he called "the army of ... via The Irish Times

“We urge Russia to live up to its statements of support for the principles of Georgian sovereignty and territorial integrity and to repeal the April 16 instructions”

WASHINGTON : The United States called on Russia on Friday to repeal instructions to intensify its contacts with two breakaway regions in Georgia. via International Herald Tribune

“We live and work under a certain first person so when we speak about politics we cannot just ignore that”

A young KGB spy falls in love with a flight attendant called Lyudmila, then conquers the Kremlin. via National Post

“Their message is to losers and latecomers.”

An Internet cafe and post office is seen February 21, 2007 in Ushuaia, Argentina. via Log Cabin Democrat

“Thank you very much for your support”

Jeroen van der Veer is no pushover. The 60-year-old CEO stands out as a tough guy in an industry filled with them. via MotherJones

“We'll talk about relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation and the contrasts and differences with the West”

By Francesca Piscioneri

PORTO ROTONDO, Sardinia (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin visited Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi at his luxury villa in Sardinia on Thursday for a meeting likely to touch on energy and Alitalia.

The Russian president, who quits on May 7 to become prime minister under his protege Dimitry Medvedev, was the first foreign leader to meet Berlusconi after the media mogul won the election on Sunday and Monday for a third term as premier.

"Putin's visit underlines the importance of our relationship, which has never been interrupted; a very important rapport, if you consider that 30 percent of the gas and oil we import is Russian," Berlusconi said ahead of their meeting. Read more

“At the same time, we are making certain corrections in line with the changes that have occurred on the international scene”

Russia's foreign policy will not change when the new president takes the office, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview in the Thursday issue of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. via Interfax

An array of Russian officials and top-managers of the largest corporations will accompany Vladimir Putin. via Free Republic

Testimonials Murat Kazbekov/Itar-Tass Sulim Yamadayev, left, and Kadyrov attending the dedication of Akhmad Kadyrov Prospekt in December 2006. via The Moscow Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says a Middle East peace conference will take place in Moscow in June. via USA Today

“After his visit to Libya, Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Italy, where he will meet with Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the People of Freedom party”

KAZINFORM. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Silvio Berlusconi, newly re-elected as Italian premier, in Sardinia on April 17 and 18, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. via Kazinform

“We must ensure Russia's guaranteed access to space, that is a capability to make all kind of space launches - satellites, manned spacecraft and interplanetary probes - from our own territory”

President Vladimir Putin ordered his government Friday to speed up construction of a new cosmodrome and development of a booster rocket in a bid to revive the nation's space glory. via The St. Petersburg Times

“The only people who can run NGOs now are lawyers, legal experts who can constantly follow the changes, filing deadlines. It's horrible.”

Thousands of Russian non-governmental organizations face audits, searches and possible closure now that the deadline has passed for meeting stringent new regulations for such groups, rights activists and ... via Las Vegs Sun

“Although their T-72 tanks are also obsolete, they can still be used to perform combat missions; however, their air defense and especially air systems are hopelessly behind the times”

Russia's potential arms contracts with Libya could be worth between $2 billion and $4 billion, a Russian defense analyst said on Wednesday. via Budapest Business Journal

The 22nd Sakura, cherry blossom, Queen Erisa Kazui meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at the premier's office in Tokyo, on April 15, 2008. via Times of Oman

“We cannot ignore any international meeting that will discuss our problems, and from all indications the upcoming meetings, especially the Moscow conference, will open the way to a real settlement along all lines of the Middle East peace process”

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will visit Moscow on April 18 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. via RIA Novosti

“It is difficult to say right now. No agreement has been reached, and the positions remain uncoordinated”

Testimonials President Vladimir Putin will become the first Russian leader to visit Libya when he arrives in the country Wednesday at the invitation of its leader, Moammar Gadhafi, the Kremlin said in a ... via The Moscow Times

“Russia will take steps aimed at ensuring its interests along its borders”

Oil and Metals Shine as RTS Breaks 2,100 The RTS, the country's benchmark stock index, breached the 2,100 barrier for the first time this year, as oil and metal stocks pulled away from the field. via The Moscow Times

“Moscow's support of Belgrade on the Kosovo issue may continue to help it win profitable energy contracts.”

Business Monday, April 14, 2008. Issue 3882. Page 7. Inter RAO, Unified Energy System's import and export arm, said Friday that it would sign a protocol Monday with Serbian state-controlled electricity monopoly ... via The Moscow Times

“The country in this moment has turned in a big way to the right”

Silvio Berlusconi quickly laid out his strategy Tuesday for resolving Italy's crises, from its ailing national airline to garbage in Naples, a day after the media mogul triumphed in parliamentary elections. via The Macon Telegraph

“We should start exploiting our competitive advantage based on the Russian language”

Testimonials Bloomberg The Russian language could help Moscow compete with financial hubs to lure companies from around the former Soviet Union to list on its bourses, a Central Bank official said Friday. via The Moscow Times

“I wanted to say that I, of course, should have come to Russia much earlier”

The Moscow Times launched a new, expanded stock markets page on Monday, March 24. via The Moscow Times

“We will continue flying tourists to the international space station in accordance with the existing programs, but we may have problems with it starting from 2010 because of planned increase of the ISS's crew to six to nine people”

Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov said Friday that the country might stop selling seats on its spacecraft to "tourists" starting in 2010 because of the planned expansion of the international space ... via The St. Petersburg Times

Russia has expressed interest in co-operating with the North African country in the gas and nuclear power sectors. via Sunday Times

“My son never belonged to any nationalist groups.”

In a land where oil dominates politics and environmental issues barely make the agenda, it was a veritable coup.

Concerned with plans to route a major oil pipeline within 900 yards of pristine Lake Baikal, Marina Rikhvanova and her Baikal Environmental Wave advocacy group led thousands of people into the streets of nearby Irkutsk; collected over 20,000 petition signatures; and summoned "flash mobs," which used tactics such as handing bottles of murky "Baikal water" to embarrassed officials. Read more

President George W. Bush did not get everything he wanted from NATO's summit that ended Friday in Bucharest, but he got quite a bit. via St.Petersburg Times

“Such a proposal (for Putin to head the party) will probably be made at the congress. I could myself make the proposal and that would be the correct way”

Russia's biggest party will ask President Vladimir Putin to become its leader this week at a conference that could provide the final clue in the riddle of who will really run Russia after Putin steps down. via The Boston Globe

“These should be state-of-the-art or highly upgraded satellites that would sustain competition with their foreign analogs in durability as well as efficiency and most importantly in reliability”

Russia needs to develop a plan for building up its fleet of satellites by the year 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Friday. via People's Daily

As he nears his final months in the White House, President Bush seems intent on doing everything possible to protect his major international initiatives from easy reversal by a Democratic successor. via The Honolulu Advertiser

“Conquering space at the same time means defence of Russia, modernised communications, navigation, the possibility for early warning of global cataclysms”

South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-Yeon, was to star Saturday in celebratory sing-song aboard the crowded International Space Station as back on Earth Russia marked the 47th anniversary of sending the first ... via Raw Story

The world worries again about the escalating tension between the United States and Russia due to the missile shield project after the collapse of the Soviet Union marking the end of the Cold War period. via The Georgian Times

“If priests are to be conscripted at all it must only be as chaplains. They must be allowed to fulfill their duties without having to compromise and betray their beliefs”

The St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly has sent a petition to President Vladimir Putin asking the Russian leader to veto an amendment to a law that leaves young Russian priests torn between their duty as ... via St.Petersburg Times

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held cordial and wide-ranging talks today with Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin, during his ongoing visit to Moscow, a United Nations ... via United Nations

“Henceforth, should any danger threaten your people, America and the NATO Alliance will stand with you. And no one will be able to take your freedom away”

During an official two-day visit to Zagreb, US President George W. Bush praised Croatian reforms and congratulated the country on the invitation it received to join NATO at the Alliance's summit in Bucharest. via Balkan Times

“We have good traditions, and we would like to develop this sphere of co-operation”

Russia signed a deal Friday allowing it to tap Mongolia's rich uranium deposits, part of the Kremlin efforts to revive ties with the former Soviet satellite. via Sympatico Finance

“I don't have any such information”

News Friday, April 11, 2008. Page 3. Reuters, MT The government may soon gain control over the Kremlin's regional envoys, a move that would boost President Vladimir Putin's powers as a future prime minister, ... via The Moscow Times

“If Russia really seeks transparency there are many options to secure it and it need not be a permanent presence [of Russian experts]”

Prague- A permanent presence of Russian experts at the planned U.S. radar base on Czech soil is not the only way to assure Moscow that the radar does not pose any risk to it, Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ... via Czech Happenings

Germany is up, and Russia in. What will America do in eastern Europe? THE job of NATO used to be straightforward: keep the Americans in, the Germans down and the Russians out. via The Economist

“We are not close to a final agreement”

The big news at the recent NATO meeting in Romania is that Croatia and Albania are now happy members of the family of peace-loving nations conducting a brutal war in Afghanistan. via Online Journal

Military analysts said the Russian military is in crisis despite recent military exercises and aggressive language coming from Moscow. via The Post Chronicle

“I wanted to say that I, of course, should have come to Russia much earlier”

News Thursday, April 10, 2008. Issue 3880. Page 2. President Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev told United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday that the UN was the only global body ... via The Moscow Times

President Bush and President Putin issued on April 6, 2008, in Sochi a Declaration setting forth a framework for strategic cooperation between the United States and Russia. via The White House

“Too bad. They would have seen for themselves you are a good dancer”

President George W. Bush and his host, President Vladimir Putin, didn't allow what have been strained relations and a host of unresolved issues between their countries to put a damper on their last dinner ... via St.Petersburg Times