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Biggest test of freedom of expression Putin has faced
Nadia, Maria and Katia – better known as Pussy Riot – are three women who have become the most powerful symbols of opposition to Russia’s president, writes Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman.
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Dear Mr Putin, can we talk about…
Having tempted judo-mad Vladimir Putin to visit London by offering him Olympic tickets, what else might David Cameron want to discuss as part of what has been dubbed judo diplomacy?
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Putin orders probe as Russian floods kill 150
A seven-foot torrent of water swept Krymsk’s residents from their beds in the middle of the night, claiming 139 lives in one town alone. Many in the Black Sea resort remain missing on Sunday.
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EU expected to pressure Putin over Syria
The EU is expected to put pressure on President Putin over Russia’s stance on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg.
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Protests in Moscow as Putin and Medvedev swap jobs
Riot police detain more than 100 protesters in the Russian capital as Vladimir Putin is sworn in for his third term as the country’s president.
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Mass detentions following anti-Putin protests
Hundreds of protesters are detained by Russian authorities following rallies challenging the election of Vladimir Putin as president.
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Will Putin soften following Russia victory?
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum asks now that Putin has won a third term, will he feel able to soften up a bit?
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Russian elections ‘clearly skewed’ in favour of Putin
International monitors say Vladimir Putin’s victory in the Russian presidential elections was “unfair”- as protests take place in Moscow and St Petersburg.
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Russia’s opposition: fighting Putin at the polls
As Vladimir Putin is elected to serve a third term as Russian president, Nick Sturdee asks three activists from across the political spectrum why they have campaigned against him.
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Russians questioning Putin's Petersburg past
The other week, when I interviewed the environmental activist Yevgeniya Chirikova just outside Moscow, she kept stumbling over a phrase in English. Vladimir Putin and his associates, she said, couldn’t be compared to the toweringly evil figures of the past, like Stalin, because they were too petty.
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Will Putin’s Petersburg past come back to haunt him?
On the eve of Russia’s presidential election, Lindsey Hilsum discovers that more and more people are now interested in digging up Vladimir Putin’s past to challenge him in the future.
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Has Putin’s FSB turned Russia into a police state?
Russia’s FSB – successor to the KGB – has become even more powerful on Vladimir Putin’s watch. How have the security services come to occupy such a prominent position in the world’s largest country?
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Putin ‘assassination plot’ foiled
An attempt to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is thwarted by Ukrainian special services, according to a pro-government television station.
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Battle of the balaclavas: the young feminists taking on Putin
“Putin is wetting himself in fear,” they shouted and sang. Passers-by loved the show so much they asked for an encore. Then the group were arrested.
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‘Undemocratic’ Putin fires Russia’s opposition
Vladimir Putin’s anti-democratic reforms and his decision to stand for president again have galvanised protest in Russia. Channel 4 News assesses the parties and the politicians who oppose him.