In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.

In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Pime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.

In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Pime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.

As president, Barack Obama, an avid basketball player, will find that many leaders in other countries also have a strong interest in athletics.

As president, Barack Obama, an avid basketball player, will find that many of his counterparts in other countries have athletic pursuits of their own.

The official focus of the talks among the NATO ministers was whether to push alliance membership for Ukraine, but a broader question on Russia permeated the meeting.

The official focus of the talks among the NATO ministers was whether to push alliance membership for Ukraine, but a broader question on Russia permeated the meeting.

A proposal in Dmitri A. Medvedev’s state of the nation address has sparked rumors that a plan is being mapped out to allow Vladimir Putin to seek a new presidential term.

A proposal in Dmitri A. Medvedev’s state of the nation address has sparked rumors that a plan is being mapped out to allow Vladimir Putin to seek a new presidential term.

A proposal in Dmitri A. Medvedev’s state of the nation address has sparked rumors that a plan is being mapped out to allow Vladimir Putin to seek a new presidential term.