The latest: Russia’s Putin Trust Rating Rises to 76%

11.06.2006
Russia’s Putin Trust Rating Rises to 76%
More Russian adults are expressing satisfaction with their president, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 76 percent of respondents approve of Vladimir Putin’s performance, up four points since April.

11.06.2006
U.S. Military Leave Ukraine After Mass Anti-NATO Protests
About 200 U.S. reservists, whose arrival in Crimea in southern Ukraine sparked anti-NATO protests, will leave by Monday, but planned military exercises may still take place.

11.06.2006
Ukrainian MP from Yulia Tymoshenko’s Party Shot Dead
A Ukrainian MP, member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Bloc, has been shot dead in the Crimea, only two days after his fellow deputy was killed in Nezhin.

11.06.2006
Henin-Hardenne Defeats Kuznetsova to Win 3d French Open
Henin-Hardenne won her fifth Grand Slam title and her third at Roland Garros, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4, who blames a hatful of missed chances for her French Open final defeat.

11.06.2006
Bermuda Fund Sues Russia’s Second-Richest Man for Money Laundering
A Bermuda-based mutual fund said on Friday it sued Alfa Group Consortium, the investment vehicle of Russia’s second-richest man, Mikhail Fridman, Reuters reports.

11.06.2006
Ethnic Armenian Shot Dead in Moscow, Another Wounded
Two ethnic Armenians have been shot in Moscow. Hate crimes, frequent in Russia, are an outgrowth of deep resentment over migrants and other foreigners who come to the country for work or to study.