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Motorists circle Moscow in anti-Putin protest

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Hundreds of cars with white ribbons and balloons drove around Moscow on Sunday to protest the expected return of Vladimir Putin as the Russian president in next month's elections.

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Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years

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Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next 10 years, Prime Minister and

Video of Putin 'on trial' wows Russian internet

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A video that seems to show Vladimir Putin going on trial but is in fact a cleverly-edited montage became an Internet hit in Russia on Wednesday ahead of presidential polls with two million views.

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Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists.

Putin supporters to bring 200,000 onto streets: official

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Vladimir Putin's campaign chiefs are planning to bring out 200,000 supporters of the Russian strongman onto the streets of Moscow after an unprecedented outburst of protests against his rule.

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Russian teacher pays price for exposing Putin rally pressure

A Russian headmistress lost her job because she revealed that her colleagues came under heavy pressure to attend a Moscow rally backing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's presidential bid, she said.

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Russia opposition vows new rallies to shake Putin

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The movement against Vladimir Putin was on Sunday preparing new rallies to loosen the Russian strongman's 12-year grip on power after keeping up their challenge with a third mass demonstration in Mosc

Russians rally as Medvedev offers reforms

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Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in Moscow on Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalisation and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir

Putin fans launch website to build support

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Supporters of Vladimir Putin have launched a website to encourage internet users to upload their photos and videos in support of the Russian prime minister.

The project's organisers call on users to

Newsreader 'who buried Putin' becomes Internet star

A newsreader who slipped up and said bloggers were debating whether Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should be buried has become an Internet sensation and received thousands of grateful posts in Russia.

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