Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fielded a...
It is necessary "to act in a tough way" against the terrorists responsible for the recent attack on the Nevsky Express train- Police crime must be dealt with relentlessly, but there should be no discrediting of the force
- Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin"s legacy remains ambiguous, and his achievements should be remembered as well as the crimes against the nation
Economic issues:
- The Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik Amendment that restricts U.S. trade with Russia is an "anachronism" hindering Russia"s World Trade Organization accession bid
- The worst of the economic crisis is now over
- Inflation in Russia could be under 9% this year
- Russia"s GDP will decline 8.5-8.7% and industrial output 13% in 2009
- Despite the crisis, growth in Russia"s agriculture sector this year will be 0.5%
- Russia"s economy has managed to avoid grave consequences from the current global economic crisis, unlike after the 1998 financial
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