Read more Kremlin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3908/kremlin.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:54:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69822/russia-says-it-wont-deploy-missiles-near-poland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia said today it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust. Neither move, however, represented ceding any significant ground. A plan to place Iskander missiles...http://www.newser.com/story/69822/russia-says-it-wont-deploy-missiles-near-poland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 19:11:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a development sure to further tick off President Obama's critics on the right, Vladimir Putin says he's quite pleased with the decision to scrap an American missile-defense system in Eastern Europe, the New York Times reports. “I very much hope that this correct and brave decision will be followed...http://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 11:08:55 CDThttp://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/66849/novel-about-corruption-may-be-kremlin-officials-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA novel about a publisher navigating Russia’s complex web of political favors and payoffs may have been written by a top Kremlin official, the Moscow Times reports. Sources at Russky Pioner magazine, which published excerpts of Close to Zero before its release last month, say Vladislav Surkov, a powerful aide...http://www.newser.com/story/66849/novel-about-corruption-may-be-kremlin-officials-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 16:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66097/putin-trip-is-tough-guy-photo-op.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVladimir Putin spent his vacation in southern Siberia swimming, climbing trees, and riding a horse bareback—all while shirtless. Though state news agencies portrayed the Russian prime minister’s trip as a vacation, the series of tough-guy photographs that emerged make it hard not to think he had a motive beyond...http://www.newser.com/story/66097/putin-trip-is-tough-guy-photo-op.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 16:42:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65900/what-i-did-over-summer-break-by-sasha-malia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSasha and Malia Obama might not be in school, but their summer vacation has been anything but lazy—the girls have seen the Eiffel Tower, the Kremlin, and Monticello as part of what the first lady calls “Camp Obama." And though there’s been plenty of fun, such as a recent...http://www.newser.com/story/65900/what-i-did-over-summer-break-by-sasha-malia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 11:56:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62794/russia-orders-retrial-in-journalists-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia's Supreme Court has overturned the acquittals of three men in the murder of crusading journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and ordered a retrial, reports the BBC. Prosecutors claimed that judicial irregularities and misinformation led to an improper verdict, and Politkovskaya's newspaper colleagues have accused the police of shoddy work. Despite international...http://www.newser.com/story/62794/russia-orders-retrial-in-journalists-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 5:33:00 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/58177/georgia-ends-coup-russia-cries-foul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Georgian government claims to have crushed an army mutiny at a base near the capital Tbilisi, but it backed away from earlier claims that Russia was backing a coup aimed at ousting or assassinating President Mikheil Saakashvili. The plot organizer has been arrested and several others remain at large....http://www.newser.com/story/58177/georgia-ends-coup-russia-cries-foul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 5:30:00 CDT