MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin will need to show less of his old swagger, master the art of compromise with opponents and restore control over battling clans if he is to do more than just see out his six-year term as Russia’s president.

No longer the all-powerful leader who stepped aside in 2008 after eight years as president, Putin must assert his authority quickly after he is sworn in on Monday if he is to prevent his third spell in the Kremlin being his last.

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – Russia is ending its long love
affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has
come to symbolise the decline of its automobile industry and,
for some, the country itself.

The decision by state car maker AvtoVAZ to halt
production of the last models in the Lada Classic series this
year after four decades is more than just the end of the road
for an automobile.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin sees little scope for cooperation with the leaders of opposition protests because they lack ideas and many are uncharismatic “zeroes”, his spokesman said on Monday.

Dmitry Peskov’s comments signalled there is little chance of Putin offering an olive branch to his opponents by bringing them into government in response to the biggest protests against his domination of Russia since he rose to power 12 years ago.

MOSCOW, April 11 (Reuters) – President-elect Vladimir Putin
urged his opponents on Wednesday to bury their differences with
him for the sake of Russia’s economic and political future after
months of protests and elections that divided the country.

But some deputies walked out when he deflected criticism
over a disputed mayoral vote after his last speech to parliament
as prime minister, underlining the challenge he faces from the
opposition after the biggest protests of his 12-year rule.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President-elect Vladimir Putin urged his opponents on Wednesday to put aside their differences with him for the sake of Russia’s economic and political future after months of protests and elections that divided the country.

But some deputies walked out of the State Duma lower house to protest his remarks about a disputed mayoral vote following his last annual speech to parliament as prime minister, underlining the growing challenge he faces from the opposition after the biggest protests of his 12-year rule.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President-elect Vladimir Putin called on all political forces to unite on Wednesday to help Russia develop peacefully after elections that caused tension and triggered “political battles” that divided the country.

In his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, Putin hailed the achievements of his four years in government, saying it had brought stability, increased living standards, reduced inflation and staunched a demographic crisis.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President-elect Vladimir Putin called on all political forces to unite on Wednesday to help Russia develop peacefully after elections that caused tension and triggered “political battles” that divided the country.

In his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, Putin hailed the achievements of his four years in government, saying it had brought stability, increased living standards, reduced inflation and staunched a demographic crisis.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President-elect Vladimir Putin called on all political forces to unite on Wednesday to help Russia develop peacefully after elections that caused tension and triggered “political battles” that divided the country.

In his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, Putin hailed the achievements of his four years in government, saying it had brought stability, increased living standards, reduced inflation and staunched a demographic crisis.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in Siberia on Monday, killing 31 people and putting the spotlight on Russia’s poor air-safety record before Vladimir Putin’s return as president.

Thirteen survivors were pulled from the wreckage but one later died after being rushed by helicopter to hospital in the city of Tyumen, some 1,720 km (1,070 miles) east of Moscow, emergency officials said.