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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fair Russia, a small political party backing President Vladimir Putin, will not nominate its own candidate for a presidential election in March, the party’s leader said on Friday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A US intelligence report saying Tehran does not have a nuclear weapons program will be a factor in deciding whether new sanctions on Iran are needed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not, at least for now, take up the seat in parliament he won in last weekend’s election, Interfax news agency quoted an official of his party as saying on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russian youths marched by the red stone walls of the Kremlin on Thursday in the latest organized show of support for President Vladimir Putin, who wants to stay in politics after his term ends.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could build up military forces near its western borders after suspending its participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty on December 12, a senior member of parliament said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- With a sense of vindication, Iran’s defenders absorbed the news this week that US intelligence services no longer believe the Islamic Republic has a non-peaceful nuclear drive.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s supporters will enjoy complete control over Russia’s next parliament, a tally from Sunday’s election showed, giving him a solid power base after he leaves the Kremlin.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will keep his official country residence when his term ends next year, exploiting a traditional perk for outgoing heads of state, the Kremlin’s chief property manager said.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union was in disarray on Tuesday over Russia’s widely criticized parliamentary election after French President Nicolas Sarkozy telephoned President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him.

На фото: Омоновцы скрутили участника акции протеста против несвободных выборов в России   Реакция на кремлевский спектакль «выборы» со стороны стран западного альянса показала слабость и неуверенность европейцев перед надувшимся московским энергетическим монстром.