According to a poll by Moscow-based Levada Center, nearly a third of Russian voters say that the United Russia party is most representative of their political interests.

FORBES: Putin To Communists: Let's Talk

His party, United Russia, was accused of fraud.

FORBES: Putin Makes Nice As Russian Pres Election Nears

The ruling party, United Russia, lost a quarter of its seats in the vote - a big slump in its support.

BBC: Russia: Medvedev urges bold political reforms

The Russian leader hasn't budged on opposition demands for a rerun of December parliamentary elections or an investigation of alleged vote fraud that has allowed his party, United Russia, to dominate Parliament.

WSJ: Russia Detains Hundreds of Protesters

Putin's United Russia Party grabbed a little more than 64 percent of the vote in an election that saw heavy turnout.

NPR: Council Questions Putin's Win

The six-party process -- including the nations of North Korea, South Korea, the United States, Russia, China and Japan -- is the diplomatic effort to address North Korea's nuclear program.

CNN: Clinton slams N. Korea's rhetoric, 'belligerent' actions

The Bush administration has tried this rubric of the six-party talks involving China, South Korea, Russia, Japan and the United States and North Korea.

NPR: Bush Conditionally Offers Talks to North Korea