Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Thursday during a two-day visit to the Krasnodar region that farm workers are not paid enough and that more must be done to introduce innovative agricultural techniques.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Russia's state-controlled gas giant Gazprom appointed Viktor Zubkov, first deputy prime minister, as its new chairman on Friday. He will succeed the former chairman Dmitry Medvedev, who became Russia's president in May, according to media reports. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com...
Global Geopolitics News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Gazprom elects First Deputy PM Zubkov as Chairman - ReutersMOSCOW, June 27 (Reuters) - Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) elected First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov as its new Chairman on Friday. Zubkov, a former prime minister and previous head of Putin says [...]
Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
In a departure from his trademark brusque public style, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov read from prepared notes while delivering a carefully worded maiden speech as chairman of Gazprom on Friday.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Russian gas giant Gazprom on Friday chose Viktor Zubkov, the deputy prime minister, as its chairman. He replaces Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the country's president.
Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Visa Rules Ground Mormons16 July 2008The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that it will no longer be sending North American missionaries to Russia, citing difficulties in complying with new visa laws.A new visa regime signed into law by then-Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov in October states that holders of humanitarian visas are allowed to remain in the country for...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Gazprom's new chairman Viktor Zubkov says the company needs to check the execution of its commitments by Belarus and Ukraine, and possibly review the price of natural gas it sells to these countries.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
Russia's OAO Gazprom yesterday appointed former prime minister Viktor Zubkov as chairman of the state-run gas monopoly after the previous incumbent, Dmitry Medvedev, became the country's president. The appointment of 66-year-old Mr. Zubkov, a first deputy prime minister and a long-time ally of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, was widely expected. Mr. Zubkov is to retain his...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
... president of Russia, as the company's chairman and as expected named the former prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, to succeed him."I will be consistently defending the state interests," Zubkov said after his appointment. "It's important to have a balance between the interests of the state and the company's development.": Crude goes through $142Both Medvedev and Miller have denied...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
... the most relevant investment idea in the energy sector is to invest together with the state."Zubkov on deck: Gazprom's shareholders also accepted the formal resignation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as the company's chairman and, as expected, named former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov to succeed him."I will be consistently defending the state interests," Zubkov...
IntelliBriefs (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Source: OXFORD ANALYTICA Gazprom holds its annual general shareholders' meeting this week, its first since former Chairman Dmitry Medvedev was elevated to the Russian presidency. The unremarkable Viktor Zubkov -- an ex-tax inspector and former prime minister -- has succeeded Medvedev at the helm of Gazprom and can be expected to emphasise continuity over change for the energy conglomerate....
Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
... because he was not authorized to talk with the media.Former Prime Ministers Mikhail Fradkov and Viktor Zubkov were denied such an honor, the official said. "I never saw their portraits anywhere. People only had President Putin's portrait at the time," the official said.It was unclear which officials had hung up the photos. The White House official refused to provide names, and other...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
... Bortnikov, and head of the foreign intelligence service Mikhail Fradkov. Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev and Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin have been invited to the meeting, press secretary of the head of state Natalia Timakova said. The officials discussed various issues of foreign and domestic policy. Separately, they...
