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MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of Russians turned out Saturday to protest alleged election fraud and the rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Ivan Mazalov, director at Prosperity Capital Management, discusses the outlook for investing in Russia amid Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's success in retaining a parliamentary majority in yesterday's legislative elections.

MOSCOW -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party suffered a setback in Sunday's elections, with early results showing the United Russia party barely holding onto its majority in parliament.

Vladimir Putin, the 58-year-old former president and current prime minister of Russia, has cultivated a distinct public image over the past several years.

The politician has piloted firefighting planes, darted whales, driven race cars, and even taken a submersible 1,400 meters (4,600 ft) below the surface of Lake Baikal.

Putin was forced to step down from the presidency in 2008 due to a constitutional limit on more than two consecutive terms.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday condemned the government's heavy hand in the economy and the centralization of power at the Kremlin, comments seen as a challenge to the legacy of his powerful predecessor, Vladimir Putin, less than a year before the presidential election.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the country will lift its ban on grain exports on July 1.

French electricity giant EDF will join Russia's Gazprom in supporting the South Stream gas pipeline under the Black Sea, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday praised President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe and urged the U.S. to also cancel Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Russia.

Russia's RIA news agency says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has invited Royal Dutch Shell PLS to participate in developing two oil fields on Sakhalin island.