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Alexander Orlov, Russian Ambassador to France
28/11/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Alexander Orlov, Russian Ambassador to France

Gauthier Rybinski speaks to Alexander Orlov, Russia’s Ambassador to France, about Moscow’s relations with the West, a day after the meeting between PM Medvedev and President Hollande. With Moscow supporting Bashar al-Assad and criticising France for backing the Syrian rebels, the meeting was aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
Russia's Putin fires defence minister over corruption scandal
06/11/2012 - RUSSIA

Russia's Putin fires defence minister over corruption scandal

Russia's President Vladimir Putin sacked the country's defence minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, on Tuesday after he was implicated in a criminal probe into the sell-off of military assets.
Action man Putin felled by mystery injury
03/11/2012 - RUSSIA

Action man Putin felled by mystery injury

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been forced to cancel several public appearances recently, prompting speculation over the state of his health. The Kremlin insists the all-action leader had simply pulled a muscle.
Boris Yeltsin dances 'Gangnam Style'
01/11/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Boris Yeltsin dances 'Gangnam Style'

An old video shows Boris Yeltsin defying the laws of space and time to dance "Gangnam Style"... in 1996! We compare the internet's most successful music video with Yeltsin's smooth moves. Also, Vladimir Putin is laid up with a bad back, 'Bronco Bama' moves a 4-year-old to tears and five French spies appear to have been beaten up in Bulgaria!
Zara Murtazalieva, Former prisoner in Siberian penal colony
29/10/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Zara Murtazalieva, Former prisoner in Siberian penal colony

Zara Murtazalieva talks to Douglas Herbert about her eight-and-a-half year ordeal in a Stalin-era Siberian penal colony, where she was subject to beatings, humiliation and solitary confinement.
Russian opposition leaders detained at Putin protest
27/10/2012 - Russia

Russian opposition leaders detained at Putin protest

Sergei Udaltsov (pictured) and Alexei Navalny were among several Russian opposition figures detained by police on Saturday at a protest against President Vladimir Putin, the two said on Twitter. Navalny posted a photo of himself in the police van.
Russia releases one jailed Pussy Riot member
10/10/2012 - RUSSIA

Russia releases one jailed Pussy Riot member

A Moscow appeals court has freed convicted Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, who was jailed in August for "hooliganism", but upheld the two-year prison sentences given to her partners Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Maria Alyokhina, 24.
Russia marks Putin's 60th birthday
08/10/2012 - RUSSIA

Russia marks Putin's 60th birthday

A mixture of praise and criticism marked Russian President Vladimir Putin's 60th birthday on Sunday, with officials paying tribute to Putin's "wise" leadership while detractors mocked his attachment to a macho image despite his advancing age.
Venezuela at the crossroads
08/10/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Venezuela at the crossroads

The world’s international press spent the weekend speculating about the outcome of the Venezuelan election and weighing up the consequences for the country, the region and the global appetite for crude oil.
Moscow court postpones Pussy Riot appeal
01/10/2012 - RUSSIA

Moscow court postpones Pussy Riot appeal

A Russian court on Monday postponed the appeal of imprisoned punk group Pussy Riot after one of the members fired her lawyers. The women received a two year jail sentence after being convicted of hooliganism in August.
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