Vladimir Isachenkov

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Putin to focus on economic ties on trip to India

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 23, 2012 11:53 am

FILE- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, in this file photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Lavrov said Saturday Dec. 22, 2012, that the Syrian government has consolidated its chemical weapons to safeguard the arsenal at one or two locations, and also revealed that Russia has military advisers in the country and have kept close watch over its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)

Russia says it won’t host Assad but others welcome

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 22, 2012 8:12 pm

Syrian refugees, who fled their home in Idlib due to a government airstrike, look out of a vehicle's window just after crossing the border from Syria to Turkey, in Cilvegozu, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Russia acknowledges that Syrian leader may fall

Ben Hubbard, Vladimir Isachenkov · December 20, 2012 6:12 pm

Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Putin says a draft bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children is a legitimate response to a new U.S. law that calls for sanctions on Russians deemed to be human rights violators. But he has not committed to signing it. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

Putin defends himself in annual news conference

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 20, 2012 4:06 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Putin says a draft bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children is a legitimate response to a new U.S. law that calls for sanctions on Russians deemed to be human rights violators. But he has not committed to signing it.

Putin: Russia recognizes need for change in Syria

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 20, 2012 3:52 pm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin welcomes the leaders of member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Yuri Kochetkov, Pool)

Putin defends ban on US adoptions of Russian kids

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 20, 2012 9:52 am

In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, people help a wounded Free Syrian Army fighter during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by rebels north of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

Russia sends navy squadron to Mediterranean

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 18, 2012 2:35 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 10, 2012 file pool photo, from left: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet in Moscow. Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that President Bashar Assad is losing control over Syria and his opponents may win, the first acknowledgement by Assad's main ally that he faces a likely defeat. (AP Photo, pool, file)

Russia backtracks on statement about Assad’s fall

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 14, 2012 6:21 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 10, 2012 file pool photo, from left: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet in Moscow. Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that President Bashar Assad is losing control over Syria and his opponents may win, the first acknowledgement by Assad's main ally that he faces a likely defeat. (AP Photo, pool, file)

Russia acknowledges Assad losing control

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 13, 2012 12:18 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Putin delivered his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. Putin has taken a tough course on dissent since his inauguration, with opposition activists arrested and introduction of laws that impose heavy fines on protesters.Putin said Wednesday that the government would focus on developing high-tech industries to make sure that Russia succeeds in global competition.

Putin rejects foreign advice on democracy

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 12, 2012 1:37 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, Galina Vishnevskaya speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. Russian opera diva Galina Vishevskaya, who conquered audiences all over the world with her rich soprano, has died. She was 86. Moscow's Opera Center, which Vishnevskaya created, said the singer died Tuesday in the Russian capital. It didn't give the cause. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Russian opera diva Vishnevskaya dies at 86

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 11, 2012 7:42 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia

Experts: Russia likely to stay course on Assad

Vladimir Isachenkov · December 11, 2012 4:24 pm