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With the announcement of Shamanov's appointment on May 25, the Kremlin seemed to be sending mixed messages. It's been little more than a year since President Dmitri Medvedev said in his inauguration speech that he would begin a campaign to increase respect for the rule of law in Russia, stating that he places "particular importance on the fundamental role of the law," and that "[Russia] must ensure true respect for the law and overcome the legal nihilism that is such a serious hindrance to modern development...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Promotes Officer Accused of War Crimes | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...Russian leaders have also expressed concerns about the E.U.'s Eastern Partnership program, which was unveiled earlier this month and aims to deepen economic and political ties with six former Soviet states, including Ukraine. At the E.U.-Russia summit in Khabarovsk over the weekend, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said E.U. officials had "failed to persuade" him that it was not harmful to Russian interests. "What confuses me is that some states ... see this partnership as a partnership against Russia," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putin to the West: Hands off Ukraine | 5/25/2009 | See Source »

...While the site implied that Russia was not ready to budge on any of the issues on the table, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev made the point exceedingly clear. "The Russian Federation has not given any assurances and will not give any," he said after requests from the European side that the January gas crisis - when Russia cut off supplies to Ukraine for over a payment dispute - not be repeated. Although smiles abounded and the talks were held at the Musical Comedy Theatre, just off Khabarovsk's main Karl Marx Prospekt, the tone was one of disagreement. (See pictures of Russians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Gas Deal at the E.U.-Russia Summit | 5/23/2009 | See Source »

...battle - this time, about the countries' shared Soviet past. As Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko this week lamented that Ukraine had become "a hostage in the fight between two totalitarian regimes - fascist and communist" and called for Soviet-era symbols around the country to be torn down, his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev ordered the creation of a presidential commission "to counter attempts to harm Russian interests by falsifying history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia and Ukraine Battle Over Their Shared History | 5/22/2009 | See Source »

...face of competition for resources, the use of military force to solve emerging problems cannot be excluded," reads the strategy paper, which was signed by President Dmitri Medvedev on Wednesday. It adds: "This could destroy the balance of forces on the borders of Russia and those of its allies." The paper also addresses the future of NATO and nuclear proliferation, as well as domestic social issues. (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready for a Fight: Russia's New Security Policy | 5/16/2009 | See Source »

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