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Vladimir Putin and the Japanese Premier are to meet today in their first official meeting since 2003, and they hope to discuss the notorious Kuril Islands dispute.
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Vladimir Putin has set a new record of almost five hours of questions and answers with Russian citizens, beating his previous performance by about twenty minutes.
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Internet-savvy, Instagramming, tweeting prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has admitted that he doesn't like being called Dimon or addressed familiarly by netizens.
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Religious tolerance centres will be built in a handful of large cities in Russia. Netizens waste no time in joking about them being multi-denominational brothels.
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Netizens dismiss move by the health ministry to offer blood donors theatre tickets as cynical move to hide the fact that payments to blood donors have been stopped.
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The Internet Party of Ukraine have found an unlikely ally in their fight to become a recognised political party: Darth Vader, who stormed the Justice Ministry.
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A protest against Putin turned into a bit of a farce when no protesters showed up to demonstrate. Netizens speculate about the reasons for the poor attendance.
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A new bill is being drafted to set a time scale for the introduction of a new electronic smart card to replace the old style domestic passport issued to Russians.
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Pictures have surfaced on the internet of Putin standing with a man who looks like murdered crimelord Grandfather Hassan. Peskov denies that it is Hassan pictured.
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In response to Putin signing the Yakovlev law, a blind young girl has written to him on her blog, urging him to adopt a disabled child himself and lead by example.
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To welcome in 2013, Russian lawmakers have increased the minimum salary to 5,200 roubles, but netizens decry that this is still lower than the cost of living.
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Netizens suspect a reprisal against the Magnistky Law as Russia is set to ban meat imports containing ractopamine, following the EU, Taiwan and China's example
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Children in Russian kindergartens might be given multimedia lessons in loving their motherland, as a new department for social projects opens in the Kremlin.
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After a law requiring all NGOs receiving foreign funding to declare themselves foreign agents, graffiti has appeared on the headquarters of a human rights group.
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The consumer basket in Russia has been set for next year, leading netizens to argue over whether it fulfills the basic needs of all citizens, or if it is too much.
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A move to ban to consumption of energy drinks in public places by adults and in any way for teenagers has attracted much cynicism and mockery from netizens.
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Dmitry Medvedev has stated in a conference that he believes that Pussy Riot have served their time and "that's enough". Netizens wonder if his opinion matters.