"… tnik fund investment vehicle), with the help of police bosses, walked into NTV. Except for the company’s own security, there was almost no one there. T …"

"… afternoon, just 12 hours before the seizure — had said, “no seizure of NTV by force is going to happen.” So the rebellious journalists relaxed.But …"

"… . The new guards had lists of journalists who were to be admitted into the NTV newsroom on Saturday, and of those who were not. The building’s elevator …"

"… building’s elevators had been reprogrammed so that they did not stop at NTV’s eighth floor. Special guards in unmarked Zhiguli automobiles were stat …"

"… I landed in Washington in the last week of June just in time to learn that Gazprom-Media boss Alfred Kokh was also in town, doing some more image-polishing. …"

"… editors and 13 of its best journalists had resigned in protest over a new Gazprom move to acquire final and complete control over the only independent natio …"

"… pansion and the like.The efforts of Ekho Moskvy‘s journalists to prevent Gazprom from taking control of their station should be loudly and unambiguously su …"

"… th giant portraits of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on display and crowds of young people flying banners of pro-Kremlin youth …"

"… nment’s official website, a statement signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined the state policy on reducing smoking levels: tobacco advertising …"

"… t Journal, worked for a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.The Center for Public Integrity’s 1992 report, “The Torturers’ Lobby …"

"… ny, British businessman Peter Michael Levine, also headed and founded Imperial Energy Corporation, an oil and natural gas exploration company with major interests in Siberi …"

"… l Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International.Last fall Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined a new policy for reducing smoking: tobacco advertising will be to …"

"… of that company is Viktor Patrushev, whose bother Nikolay in 1999 replaced Vladimir Putin as FSB director. Viktor Patrushev is also listed as an advisor to the Russ …"

"… on is an adviser to the Russian Security Council, while his wife works for Vladimir Putin’s Community Liaison Office.Shiryaev said Kesaev left the fund in 2003, b …"

"… he Russian mafia, developed a close friendship with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and fought the U.S. State Department when it revoked his visa. Characteri …"

"… egically placed photographs of Leviev shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.Leviev bec …"

"… uotes from Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, expressing their admiration for the president.“Obama secured the dictat …"