Putin vows to realize Yeltsin's dreams for Russia

    MOSCOW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Wednesday to achieve goals set for the country by his late predecessor Boris Yeltsin, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

    "No matter how hard for him or how hard it was for the country, Boris Nikolayevich always believed in the revival and transformation of Russia," Putin stated.  Full story

Putin confident of Russia becoming world's top arms exporter

    MOSCOW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia is well positioned to become the world's largest exporter of weapons.

    Orders for Russian arms grew impressively in 2006 and "reached the 30 billion U.S. dollar mark," Putin told a meeting of the commission for military-technical cooperation with foreign states, the Interfax news agency reported.  Full story