Politics

• 6 February 2012, 10:30 Candidates for Audit, Public Chambers should be nominated by Duma - Putin

  "Both the authorities and the opposition must bear joint political responsibility for the fight against corruption," he said.

• 3 February 2012, 15:41 Tatarstan's State Council discusses conserving cultural heritage sites

  The MPs have begun to collect information related to the state of cultural heritage monuments.

• 3 February 2012, 14:26 Over 50% of Russian citizens want to vote for Putin - poll

  The poll was conducted on January 28 and 29, and involved 1,600 respondents in 138 populated areas of 46 Russian regions.

• 2 February 2012, 17:27 Afghanistan: Leon Panetta signals end to US combat role

  The US will seek to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan during 2013, more than a year before a deadline for withdrawal.

• 2 February 2012, 15:30 Russia says will veto "unacceptable" Syria resolution

  Russia said on Wednesday it would veto any U.N. resolution on Syria that it finds unacceptable.

• 2 February 2012, 14:54 OSCE ODIHR representatives arrive in Tatarstan, to observe Russian presidential election

  They will monitor the election for its compliance with the Russian legislation and international standards.

• 2 February 2012, 12:20 Policies outlined in Putin’s third article are relevant for Tatarstan, Gilmutdinov says

  State Duma deputy representing Tatarstan, Ildar Gilmutdinov, has commented on the presidential candidate’s article “On our economic objectives”.

• 1 February 2012, 10:03 Putin proposes that ministries consider extending agro-sector's tax break on profit

  Putin asked that this issue also be discussed with the Agricultural Ministry.

• 31 January 2012, 14:22 EU summit: UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact

  Twenty-five of the EU's 27 member states have agreed to join a fiscal treaty to enforce budget discipline.

• 31 January 2012, 10:21 Ministry source calls interpretation of Lavrov's Kurils referendum remarks 'provocative'

  "It is a gross distortion of the minister's words. We regard such interpretations as provocations," the source said.

• 30 January 2012, 15:42 Putin criticizes privatization of 1990s, is opposed to reviewing its results

  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin finds the privatization of the 1990s unfair but rules out the possibility of reviewing its results.

• 30 January 2012, 12:18 Lavrov: Iran's decision to stop oil deliveries to EU is reply to sanctions

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believes that Iran's decision to give up oil deliveries to the European Union is simply a response to EU sancti

• 27 January 2012, 15:02 Russian CEC denies registration to Grigory Yavlinsky

  The percentage of false and invalid signatures exceeded 25% in Yavlinsky’s signup lists that is five times more than the permissible percentage.

• 27 January 2012, 12:29 Prokhorov hopes to get 15-20% in presidential elections

  "I think the realistic figure 15-20%," he told reporters in Novosibirsk.

• 27 January 2012, 12:20 Russian, British diplomats discuss bilateral ties, European security

  The sides reaffirmed the importance of deepening their foreign policy dialogue.

• 26 January 2012, 17:34 Russia to follow national interests in migration policy

  At a board meeting of the Federal Migration Service he set an objective “to improve tenfold requirements for quality of the migration policy.

• 26 January 2012, 13:38 Russian-Turkish summit possible soon after Russian presidential election - Turkish foreign minister

  Davutoglu said that the summit should take place in Turkey, within the framework of the Russian-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council.

• 25 January 2012, 16:10 Russia, Iran agree to closer anti-drug cooperation

  Russia and Iran would enhance cooperation in fighting drug trafficking, visiting Iranian Interior Minister said Tuesday.

• 25 January 2012, 13:06 Razil Valeev: “Putin’s article on the national issue has many interesting thoughts”

  Tatarstan’s State Council committee for culture, science, education and national affairs chairman has commented on Vladimir Putin’s new article.