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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017
A feeling of dread descends on Baltics again
The people of Estonia and the other Baltic states fear being consigned to Russia's sphere of influence yet again.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2017
Britain thinks Russia was behind plot to kill pro-Western leader of Montenegro
British officials believe Russian authorities were behind a plot in October to kill Montenegro's pro-Western prime minister, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing senior British government sources.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2017
A growing silence in Russia
The Putin government's need to silence an opposition leader through trumped-up charges shows its insecurity.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2017
Kremlin says Putin-Trump meeting possible before July
The Kremlin said Monday there was talk of a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump taking place before a Group of 20 summit in July, but there was nothing specific to report so far.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 13, 2017
Russia resurrects Cold War-era foreign policy tradition for the digital age
Warning: the Kremlin is trying to split the West by spreading "altered facts," conducting blackmail and setting up front organizations, the U.S. State Department said — in 1981.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2017
When Putin asked about Obama-era nuke treaty, Trump was stumped, then denounced it: sources
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
WORLD
Feb 9, 2017
Cyberexpert's arrest silences Russian contacts of some Western crime fighters
Russian cybersecurity experts have scaled back cooperation with Western contacts after one of their number was arrested in Moscow on treason charges, making it harder to fight global online crime, U.S. law-enforcement and industry sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2017
Radio Free Europe debuts Russian-language TV channel as alternative to state-run media
U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty launched a new 24-hour Russian-language channel on Tuesday to offer Russian speakers living home and abroad a new alternative to government-run media.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2017
Syria's Assad sees Trump's Islamic State view as promising
Syrian President Bashar Assad said U.S. President Donald Trump prioritizing the fight against jihadis by the Islamic State group was promising although it was too early to expect any practical steps, state news agency SANA reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2017
Putin instigating biggest Russian Arctic military buildup since Soviet fall
The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet Union's Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2017
Kremlin says Putin and Trump could meet before G-20 summit in July
The Kremlin said Monday it is too early to talk about any possible deals with the United States over sanctions on Russia, but Vladimir Putin could meet Donald Trump before the Group of 20 summit in July.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017
How dangerous is Putin?
Sooner rather than later, Russian President Vladimir Putin's economic incompetence will catch up with him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2017
How Russia secretly sold its oil jewel
More than a month after Russia announced one of its biggest privatizations since the 1990s, selling a 19.5 percent stake in its giant oil company Rosneft, it still isn't possible to determine from public records the full identities of those who bought it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2017
Trump and anti-Russia frenzy
Donald Trump is a creature of instinct, and sometimes instinct can be closer to the truth than the dogmas of our allegedly better educated elites.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2017
Russia has a new 'great game' in the Balkans
In one way or another, Russia is involved in every Balkan nation, and that involvement is increasingly active.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Trump security pick Flynn had five calls with Russian envoy on day of sanctions: sources
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, held five phone calls with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the United States retaliated for Moscow's interference in the U.S. presidential election, three sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Putin allies seek law to ease penalty for domestic violence, irking crisis centers
President Vladimir Putin's allies have passed a preliminary draft bill in Russia's parliament that would ease penalties for domestic violence, which supporters say would keep the state from meddling in the home but critics say would encourage abuse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2017
Lithuania to build fence along Kaliningrad border, fearful of Russian 'little green men'
Lithuania plans to build a 2-meter-high wire fence along its border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad, its interior minister said on Tuesday, amid continued tensions between Moscow and the Baltic states, which are members of NATO.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Russian foreign minister claims Obama tried to stop Japan from improving ties with Moscow
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama tried to prevent Japan from improving ties with Russia and hosting a visit by President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Tuesday during his annual news conference.

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