http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16801062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Russia election 2012 section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 07 May 2012 09:45:07 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16801062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 President Putin may need some theatrical magic to survive, Steve Rosenberg writes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975365#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975365 Mon, 07 May 2012 07:04:43 GMT Vladimir Putin is officially sworn in as president of Russia after four years as prime minister, following a controversial poll in March. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17979914#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17979914 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:04:26 GMT Russian police release about 250 opposition activists after an anti-Putin rally, amid reports of major election fraud. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17269326#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17269326 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:35:21 GMT Russia's presidential election was "clearly skewed" in favour of Vladimir Putin, international monitors say as police arrest protesters at rallies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17257644#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17257644 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:33:35 GMT Vladimir Putin declares victory in Russia's presidential elections, returning for a third term after four years as prime minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17252190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17252190 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:37:15 GMT Vladimir Putin shrugs off a reported Chechen plot to assassinate him as campaigning in Russia's presidential election goes into its final days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17194175#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17194175 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:21:39 GMT Russia's anti-Putin blogger Alexei Navalny is a real thorn in the Kremlin's side, the BBC's Daniel Sandford reports. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17040569#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17040569 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:10 GMT The strongman leader elected to a third term as president http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15047823#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15047823 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:12:35 GMT Key figures emerging in Russia's changing politics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17130832#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17130832 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:17:20 GMT The five candidates in the March election http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16750990#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16750990 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:07:46 GMT One of Russia's richest men and also a presidential candidate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16143378#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16143378 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:49:01 GMT Mystery palace on Black Sea may be intended for Putin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17730959#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17730959 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:18:57 GMT The BBC's Maria Vassilieva looks for signs of electoral fraud. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17256116#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17256116 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:20:01 GMT Images of protests for and against Vladimir Putin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17261136#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17261136 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:50:33 GMT Bridget Kendall considers Vladimir Putin's third term http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17270746#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17270746 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:43:59 GMT TV and newspapers welcome the result unlike bloggers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17257196#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17257196 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:03:00 GMT How a minor US blog site became a hotbed of dissent http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17177053#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17177053 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:42:34 GMT Putin years blighted by organised crime http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17218593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17218593 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:23:01 GMT Images from across Russia on election day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17249554#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17249554 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:15:16 GMT Siberia dirty tricks fuel anti-Moscow backlash http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17075414#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17075414 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:05:41 GMT