Putin Vows to Lift Russia’s Struggling Middle Class President Vladimir V. Putin used his annual address to lay out a plan to reduce poverty and revive middle class fortunes. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Aftermath of a Deadly Mumbai Building CollapseU.S. Orders Relatives of Embassy Staff in Venezuela to Leave CountryTrump Seeks Way to Declare Iran in Violation of Nuclear Deal‘I’m a Civilian. I’m Innocent’: Who’s in Congo’s Mass Graves?Man Sets Himself on Fire in Central Sydney After Standoff With PoliceAnimals, Abandoned and Starving, Are Evacuated From Zoo in Syria