Putin orders pension increases and criticizes officials
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin, seeking to assuage rising public anger, promised a moderate increase in pensions and blamed federal and local officials Monday for failing to properly implement Kremlin reforms that cut off benefits to millions of Russians.
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