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A think-tank close to President Dmitry Medvedev has released a report recommending a radical overhaul of Russia’s political system, including a return to gubernatorial elections, the disbanding of the Federal Security Service and the Interior Ministry, and Russia’s accession to NATO and the European Union.

The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched a fierce presidential battle for 2012 more than two years ahead of schedule, by saying that he and the current President Dmitry Medvedev would “figure it out between ourselves which of us would run in 2012.” 

PARIS — Russia’s appetite for joining the World Trade Organization appears to have evaporated, even though the trade group has been proving its mettle in discouraging protectionist reactions during the recent financial upheaval, the head of the W.T.O. said Friday.

With the Economic Crisis Having Strengthened Russia's Dependence on Oil and Gas, Medvedev Looks to Society to Get Russia Off the Hook

President Dmitry Medvedev got a lukewarm response to his proposal for a new international reserve currency at a G20 summit Thursday, with world leaders focusing on the more immediate need to secure money to bail out the global economy.

A summit between the leaders of the world’s two nuclear superpowers no longer dominates the global stage as in the cold war.

While Russia Hopes for a Fresh and Urgent Start, Barack Obama Has Other Things on His Mind

Vladimir Putin Will Talk and the Parliament Will Listen, but for Real, or for Show?