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...Against that background, the prospect of owning the Standard must seem like a walk in the park, even as Lebedev contemplates plowing "tens of millions of pounds" into the loss-making publication. He told the Financial Times the Standard could be used "to help [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin to fight corruption" in Russia, but has also promised to maintain the paper's editorial independence. (See pictures of Putin's youth camp...
...Although investigators acknowledge that the murder in broad daylight on a busy street means the killing was probably a professional contract hit, Vladimir Markin, an investigative-committee spokesman, on Tuesday said the killer could have been a "lone criminal" opposed to Markelov's position, Interfax reported...
...apparently has told Vladimir Putin. Last month the Russian government announced an increase in tariffs on imported cars, sparking angry protests from motorists. The move is meant to support a local car industry that temporarily shuttered factories because of withering demand. "Now that our producers are forced to slash production, I think it is absolutely unacceptable to spend money on acquiring [imported] foreign cars," Putin said. In Indonesia, the government is slapping import restrictions on about 500 items. Importers will require licenses and can only bring in the goods through specified ports. The decree announcing the measures said they were...
...farce played out in Brussels, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek - the Czech Republic currently holds the E.U. presidency - and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were phoning Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, warning him that Gazprom and Russia faced the loss of reputation and revenues as Western customers looked elsewhere. The E.U. efforts were almost all aimed at the Russians rather than the Ukrainians. They also spoke with Ukrainian officials. It helps that the E.U. is Ukraine's largest aid donor. Ukraine is facing a financial meltdown, and recently asked for a $16.4 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. Gazprom, owing around...
...about 25% of its annual gas consumption - but when gas deliveries to Germany abruptly stopped this week, Merkel went into action to try to keep the political conflict between Russia and Ukraine from escalating and to ensure the long-term security of gas supplies. She called Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko on Wednesday, persuading them to allow European experts to help resolve the conflict...