http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295475,russias-putin-in-ukraine-gas-deal-signed.html Kiev - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Ukraine for an official visit on Thursday, as energy officials from the two former Soviet republics signed a natural gas deal. The Russian prime minister flew to the Ukrainian Black Sea resort city Y... Europe,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295475,russias-putin-in-ukraine-gas-deal-signed.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289974,china-russia-sign-gas-banking-deals-as-putin-visits--summary.html Beijing - Russia agreed to supply gas to China via two pipelines on Tuesday, while the two sides signed other deals valued at 3.5 billion dollars. The deals came as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised to prom... Business Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:22:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289974,china-russia-sign-gas-banking-deals-as-putin-visits--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291328,putin-sees-south-stream-ready-earlier-than-planned.html Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that the South Stream pipeline, which would transport Russian gas to Europe via the Black Sea, could be ready earlier than planned, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday. Putin is meeting i... Energy,Environment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291328,putin-sees-south-stream-ready-earlier-than-planned.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292177,putin-to-recount-memories-of-fall-of-berlin-wall-in-documentary.html Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was working in East Germany in 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell, is to recount his experiences of that time in a new documentary, reported Russian newspaper Kommersant Wednesday. Putin was based in th... Culture,General Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:58:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292177,putin-to-recount-memories-of-fall-of-berlin-wall-in-documentary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293299,putin-prods-eu-to-lend-a-lousy-billion-to-ukraine.html Moscow/Kiev - Winter is fast approaching, and chilling hints of new heating disruptions ahead are wafting westward again from Russia. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been warning the European Union of late that supplies of Russian natural g... Europe,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:10:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293299,putin-prods-eu-to-lend-a-lousy-billion-to-ukraine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293210,putin-spokesman-astonishment-over-gm-decision-on-opel.html Moscow - The Russian government expressed its surprise Wednesday at the decision by US car giant General Motors to hold onto its European subsidiary Opel and not to sell it. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, was quoted by ... Business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293210,putin-spokesman-astonishment-over-gm-decision-on-opel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293038,renault-no-more-money-for-russian-auto-giant.html Moscow/Paris - French carmaker Renault will not invest more money in troubled Russian market leader AvtoVAZ, despite a threat by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin to dilute Renault's 25-per-cent stake in the company should it refuse to do so. Rus... Europe,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293038,renault-no-more-money-for-russian-auto-giant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295596,putin-i-can-always-find-a-way-to-agree-with.html Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave critical support Friday to hopes for stable natural gas deliveries to Europe and praised his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for her manner in negotiating the energy problems despite all the d... Europe,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295596,putin-i-can-always-find-a-way-to-agree-with.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289944,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--summary.html Beijing - Russia agreed to supply gas to China via two pipelines on Tuesday, while the two sides signed other deals valued at 3.5 billion dollars. The deals came as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised to prom... Business Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289944,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289835,china-russia-to-sign-deals-worth-55-billion-dollars--summary.html Beijing - Deals valued at some 5.5 billion dollars are expected to be signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's three-day visit to China, which began late Monday, Russian and Chinese media said. China and Russia would sign more than 20 ag... Business Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:46:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289835,china-russia-to-sign-deals-worth-55-billion-dollars--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292953,putin-eu-should-help-finance-gas-supplies-to-ukraine.html Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called on the European Union to help finance the supply of Russian natural gas to Ukraine, which has repeatedly had problems paying its bills. After a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmusse... Europe,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:58:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292953,putin-eu-should-help-finance-gas-supplies-to-ukraine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292761,putin-warns-eu-of-problems-with-gas-deliveries.html Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned of hindrances in delivery of natural gas to European consumers, citing once again payment problems with the Ukraine. According to the Interfax news agency, Putin informed Sweden in its role a... Europe,World Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:16:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292761,putin-warns-eu-of-problems-with-gas-deliveries.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html Moscow - A Russian police officer, annoyed with poor working conditions and overtime, skipped formal avenues for complaints and went straight to the top, via the internet, posting his grievances for the attention of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Dre... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293761,putin-feels-a-certain-nostalgia-for-former-east-germany--summary.html Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was fond of his life in the former communist East Germany, where he was based as a KGB officer up until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he said in an interview on Russia's NTW television Sunday. I ... Europe,World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293761,putin-feels-a-certain-nostalgia-for-former-east-germany--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295576,extra-putin-praises-ukraines-tymoshenko-ahead-of-election.html Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave veiled but unmistakable support to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in her bid to become Ukraine's next President, and slammed her incumbent opponent, according to news reports Friday. The Russian lead... Europe,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295576,extra-putin-praises-ukraines-tymoshenko-ahead-of-election.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295565,russias-putin-i-can-always-find-a-way-to-agree.html Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave critical support to hopes for stable natural gas deliveries to Europe, saying he found working with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on energy comfortable, according to Friday news reports.... Europe,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295565,russias-putin-i-can-always-find-a-way-to-agree.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289915,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--2nd-update.html Beijing - China and Russia signed deals valued at 3.5 billion dollars on Tuesday ahead of talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, a Russian official said. The two largest deals, each worth 500 million dolla... Business Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:40:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289915,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289902,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--update.html Beijing - China and Russia signed deals valued at 3.5 billion dollars on Tuesday ahead of talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, a Russian official said. An agreement for a loan of 500 million dollars by t... Business Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:22:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289902,china-russia-sign-deals-worth-35-billion-dollars--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289776,putins-china-visit-to-produce-deals-worth-55-billion-dollars.html Beijing - Deals valued at some 5.5 billion dollars are expected to be signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's three-day visit to China, scheduled to begin late Monday, Russian and Chinese media said. China and Russia would sign more tha... Business Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:34:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289776,putins-china-visit-to-produce-deals-worth-55-billion-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289759,gorbachev-slams-putin-medvedev-for-handling-of-oil-profits.html Paris - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have mismanaged the profits from oil sales and not done enough to end corruption, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview published Monday in the French d... Europe,World Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:28:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289759,gorbachev-slams-putin-medvedev-for-handling-of-oil-profits.html