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Great leader or puppet? Vladivostok ponders Putin
By Nonna Chernyakova
Acting President Vladimir Putin, who on Thursday announced his candidacy in the March 26 presidential election, draws mixed reactions from Vladivostok residents.
Blizzard buries Primorye
By Anatoly Medetsky
Dark lines of bundled pedestrians marching home from work lined Vladivostok streets earlier this week, as a heavy snowfall shut down the city's transportation.
Four elite officers arrested in Dagestan case
Combined reports
Four officers of an elite regional unit to combat organized crime have been secretly arrested in Primorye and media are speculating that they had a hand in the death of their commander in Dagestan or that they are pawns in a struggle for control of their powerful unit.
Deserters wounded in gunfight with cops
Combined reports
Two armed soldiers deserted their unit near Chinese border in Primorye January 8 but were wounded and hospitalized after an exchange of fire with police on the same day.
Worker kills three bosses, self
Combined reports
In a case reminiscent of American workplace killings, a traffic controller at the Nakhodka Oil Port who feared that he would be fired shot dead three company directors and then killed himself January 5.
New Year brings same old political gridlock
By Anatoly Medetsky
Local politics continued its familiar gridlock into the New Year, as the city faces another round of local elections and the regional Duma and administration are widening their rift over laws and budget with more lawsuits and offensive moves.
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News and Crime Briefs
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