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unbecoming conduct

Putin Sacks Russian Governor Over Key-Dangling Video

The head of Chuvashia sparked criticism after video showed him dangling a set of keys to a fire engine above a firefighter, forcing him to jump.
Cut off

U.S. Troops ‘Block’ Russian Soldiers in Syria

The standoff took place two days after Kurdish forces reportedly prevented Russian troops from passing through a major city.
2020 look ahead

After a Turbulent Year in Russian Domestic Politics, What Does 2020 Hold in Store?

We talk to five political analysts about how Russian authorities will attempt to maintain stability next year.
The golden rule

Be Kinder, Think Tank Tells Pro-Putin Leaders Ahead of Vote

Lawmakers have been advised to temper their "punishment- and ban-related agenda" if they want to keep their majority.
Corruption allegations

Kremlin Vows to Investigate Moscow Lawmaker Accused of Fraud Ahead of Elections

“They usually ignore [requests] or it’s a janitor who responds,” a State Duma member remarked.
Skin Tech

United Russia Official Tabbed for Microchip Implant Experiment

The future is here, and it’s less than 4,000 kilometers east of Moscow.
United Russia

Russians Split in Attitudes to Ruling United Russia Party, Poll Says

47 percent of Russians have a positive view of the ruling party against 44 percent who have a negative view according to Levada.
United Russia

Russian Ruling Party Official Shoots Neighbor Over Driveway Dispute

The deputy reportedly shot and wounded his neighbor, a fellow United Russia party member, in the elbow with an airgun.
United Russia

42% of Russians Say No Existing Political Party Represents Their Interests — Poll

Only 23 percent of respondents said that the ruling United Party represented their interests.
United Russia

10th Russian Governor Replaced Amid Falling Ratings for Ruling Party

Ten governors have now been replaced since Sept. 26, all but one of them facing tough re-election prospects next year.
United Russia

Support for Russia’s Ruling Party Drops to 10-Year Lows, Poll Says

Only 31 percent of respondents said they would back United Russia if elections took place this Sunday.
United Russia

Russia’s Ruling Party Approval Plummets Amid Retirement Age Hike

The ruling United Russia party has seen its approval rating fall to levels not seen since anti-Kremlin protests in 2011.
United Russia

Lone United Russia Deputy Defies Leadership on Pension Vote, Refuses Calls to Resign

Natalya Poklonskaya cast the United Russia party’s sole dissenting ballot.
United Russia

Former Russian Ruling Party Official Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Yury Kotler, 50, was also a former journalist for Time magazine and The New York Times.
United Russia

Ex-Governor Who Resigned Over Deadly Russian Mall Fire Appointed Regional Speaker

Tuleyev resigned after the March 25 Winter Cherry mall fire killed more than 60 people.
Kremlin

Kremlin Rejects 'Patriotic Upbringing' Bill Proposed by Ruling Party

The draft bill aimed to entrench patriotism as the basis for spiritual and moral values.
United Russia

Russia’s Ruling Party 'Outraged' After Lawmaker Compares Journalists to Servants

The deputy told female journalists complaining of harassment to "tuck their tails between their legs a bit."
Putin

Putin to Spend the $7M Maximum Allowed on his Presidential Election Campaign

It's more than the funds of all of his competitors combined.
opinion
Vladimir Frolov

Why the Iran Protests Have Russia on Edge (Op-ed)

For the Kremlin, instability in Iran carries a widening range of existential threats.
opinion
Elizaveta Osetinskaya

Casting the Stars of the Kremlin’s Next Show: Elections 2018 (Op-ed)

Will Vladimir Putin run in the next presidential elections, and if he does, who will the Kremlin handpick to run against him?
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