Russian premier Putin urges foreigners to invest, pledges less bureacracy

SOCHI, Russia — Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged foreign businessmen Friday to invest in Russia, promising to remove bureaucratic hurdles, and called for currencies besides the dollar to be used as reserves amid “uncontrolled” U.S. debt.

Russia’s Putin praises Obama’s missile defense move, urges US to end trade restrictions

SOCHI, Russia — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday praised President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe and urged the U.S. to also cancel Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Russia.

IOC’s Killy warns Russia against delays in preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia — A top International Olympic Committee official says any construction delays could threaten Russia’s ambitious plans for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

IOC praises Russia for preparations of 2014 Winter Olympics, but warns against delays

SOCHI, Russia — A top International Olympic Committee official praised Russian organizers of the 2014 Winter Games for their “open and constructive” attitude Wednesday, while warning against any delays in preparations.

IOC praises Russia’s preparations for 2014 Winter Olympics, but warns against delays

SOCHI, Russia — A top International Olympic Committee official has praised Russian organizers of the 2014 Winter Games but warned against any delays in preparations.

Construction creaks into gear as Sochi begins preparations for Vladimir Putin’s 2014 Olympics

SOCHI, Russia — A dumptruck decorated with a Russian flag rattles down a dirt track on a massive fenced-in field, kicking up a plume of dust.

Opposition candidate claims fraud in mayoral vote in Russian Olympic city of Sochi

SOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, election officials said Monday.

Opposition candidate claims fraud in mayoral vote in Russian Olympic city

SOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in the mayoral election in the Russian city hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, an official said Monday, but the top opposition candidate claimed fraud and said he would challenge the result.

Candidate from Putin’s party wins big after controlled campaign in Russia’s Olympic city

SOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, the top election official said.

Election official: Partial results give Putin’s party candidate big lead in Sochi mayor vote

SOCHI, Russia — An election official says the candidate from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party has won Sunday’s mayoral vote in 2014 Olympic host city Sochi.

Kremlin-backed candidate has edge after tightly controlled campaign in Russia’s Olympic city

SOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite was headed to an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, according to partial results released by an election official.

Putin critic puts Kremlin forces to test in mayoral election in Russia’s Olympic city

SOCHI, Russia — Foes of the Kremlin rarely get a chance to run for office in Russia, so liberal opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s campaign in this resort city’s mayoral election Sunday has tested the willingness of President Dmitry Medvedev to open up the system.

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