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...their drive to restore Russia's Soviet-era muscle, Vladimir Putin and his allies have plenty to build on: fabulous petroleum wealth, ironclad political stability and an increasingly confident foreign policy. Will national pride get an extra boost from the country's footballers? Can they join the phalanx of Russian hockey and tennis stars who are earning the nation some international respect...
...afford to have reportedly bought property outside of Kosovo. Northern Mitrovica is taking on the look of an unloved relic: crumbling socialist-era apartment blocks are festooned with laundry; rickety sidewalk kiosks display Yugoslav-era money and postcards of fugitive indicted war criminals Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Vladimir Putin stickers are a hot seller...
...This is not to imply that the European year has been a serene one, by any means. December saw former Russian president and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lead his United Russia party to resounding victory, strong-arming a putative republic of his own—manipulating the media and muzzling opposition parties. A man whose heart our own president once professed to “know,” Putin’s political ambition seems to know no inward bounds—or external constraint. Yet the Russian premier’s name hardly appears among the White...
...bigger challenge for FIFA is that in their current form, the proposals are flat-out illegal, because they flout the European Union's rules permitting workers the freedom of movement among member states. FIFA's plan drew a "red card" from Vladimir Spidla, E.U. Employment Commissioner, ahead of the Sydney meeting...
...become a habit in Vladimir Putin's Russia to splash cash on sports events, using them them to boost the nation's morale in the tradition of the Soviet Union in its heyday. And there was certainly an opportunity for crowing, just last week, when Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg won a 2-0 victory over Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Cup Final staged in Manchester. That trophy may be a lesser tournament than the Champion's League, but that didn't stop both Prime Minister Putin and his President-consort Dmitri Medvedev from celebrating Zenit...