Billionaire Kremlin hopeful: civil war may erupt in Russia January 30, 2012 - 21:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The stand-off between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and anti-government protesters may escalate into a civil war, billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov/b> was cited as saying. “I’m for Russia with Putin, but also for Russia with writer Boris Akunin and blogger Alexei Navalny, who demand Putin’s resignation,” Prokhorov told influential German weekly Der Spiegel in an interview published on Monday, January 30. “If opposing parties fail to move toward each other, the worst case scenario is a civil war,” said Prokhorov, who will run against Putin and three others in the presidential elections on March 4. The businessman, whose fortune is estimated at $18 billion, urged “evolution, not revolution” and acknowledged that “Putin has achievements,” but also promised sweeping political and economic reforms if he wins the vote. Putin faced the biggest street protests in two decades after his party, United Russia, won the parliamentary elections in December. Skeptics insist the result was only achieved through vote rigging and speculate that similar fraud is being planned for the March vote, RIA Novosti reported.  Top stories Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made." In 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested sharing Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan with the United States. "Syria is turning a blind eye to terrorist groupings in areas close to the border to put Turkey in difficulty,” Interior Minister said.   |  Latest news Top ECB official says "urgent financial overhaul" needed  Peter Praet also called for a eurozone-wide deposit insurance program similar to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Genocide monument unveiled in South Australia Representatives of the Armenian, Pontian Greek and Assyrian communities gave appropriate readings from the Bible.Google adds copyright section to Transparency Report Microsoft sits at the top of the league, followed by the British Phonographic Industry, plus NBC Universal and the RIAA.Facebook launches Instagram-like camera app for iPhone Some of the social network’s new shareholders are now suing Zuckerberg after the share price tumbled in the first week. |
