Read more Russian president stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24926/russian-president.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69222/putin-eyes-return-to-russian-presidency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVladimir Putin hinted yesterday that current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is just keeping his seat warm for him until he can return to his old job in 2012, the Financial Times reports. The prime minister—barred by the constitution from seeking a third consecutive term as president last year—said...http://www.newser.com/story/69222/putin-eyes-return-to-russian-presidency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 6:24:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63642/us-vs-russia-whos-won-summits-past.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Barack Obama arrives in Moscow for his toughest diplomatic challenge since taking office, the Guardian looks back on earlier US-Russia showdowns to gauge who had the upper hand. Kennedy vs. Khrushchev, 1961 : The ultimate cold war summit, shadowed by the space race and the Berlin Wall. A draw, although...http://www.newser.com/story/63642/us-vs-russia-whos-won-summits-past.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 5:41:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58613/putin-hints-at-2012-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVladimir Putin dropped his strongest hint yet last night that he may seek to return to his country's top job in 2012. In an interview with Japanese media, Russia's president-turned-PM said there was no decision yet on whether he or Dmitry Medvedev would run for president at the end of...http://www.newser.com/story/58613/putin-hints-at-2012-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 6:53:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47653/newly-assertive-medvedev-takes-swipe-at-putin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDmitry Medvedev publicly rebuked the government of Vladimir Putin yesterday for its handling of the country's severe economic crisis, in yet another sign that the Russian president is becoming increasingly independent. At a factory outside Moscow, Medvedev said the rescue was moving "more slowly than the current situation demands." It's...http://www.newser.com/story/47653/newly-assertive-medvedev-takes-swipe-at-putin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 8:21:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41915/medvedev-putin-move-to-tighten-grip-on-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDmitry Medvedev's proposal yesterday to extend the Russian president's term from 4 years to 6 looks like another step in Russia's "alarming and rapid drift towards authoritarianism," the Guardian reports. The move came as a Russian newspaper, citing sources in the Kremlin, claimed that Medvedev could resign as early as...http://www.newser.com/story/41915/medvedev-putin-move-to-tighten-grip-on-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Nov 2008 7:20:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26902/putin-slides-easily-to-pm-slot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 26 hours out of office, Vladimir Putin was confirmed today as Russia's prime minister, the New York Times reports. Receiving 392 of 410 votes from the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the former president took the stage for a long speech on his plans for the nation—confirming his...http://www.newser.com/story/26902/putin-slides-easily-to-pm-slot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 May 2008 12:20:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20647/new-russian-prez-digs-hard-rock-putin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrivia on Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev—that he is a swimmer, a yoga lover, and Deep Purple buff—merely masks a man wholly devoted to Vladimir Putin, New Yorker editor David Remnick writes. "Trivia domesticated even the worst Soviet-era résumés," he reminds us: Catherine the Great loved horses, Nicholas II...http://www.newser.com/story/20647/new-russian-prez-digs-hard-rock-putin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 12:20:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20543/medvedev-wins-in-a-landslide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn par with expectations, Dmitry Medvedev has won Russia’s presidential election with 69.6% of the vote, an exit poll says. His closest rival took just 17.2%. The victory likely means little change for Russia, as Medvedev has asked current president Vladimir Putin to be his prime minister after...http://www.newser.com/story/20543/medvedev-wins-in-a-landslide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 14:53:00 CST