Putin Says Democracy Paramount for Russia
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a stable future.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the constitution when reforming Russia&#39;s government structure.
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President Vladimir Putin will tighten his control over Russia with his plan to shake up government but risks undermining brittle post-Soviet democracy, analysts and liberals said on Tuesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives Monday that would further strengthen the central government's control over the nation's political life.
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on  Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in next  year's presidential election and said he would express his own  preferences during the campaign.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized him, for falling short of their own ideals.
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in next year's presidential election and said he would express his own preferences during the campaign.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN strengthened his control over Russia yesterday with a series of far-reaching initiatives aimed at combating terrorism.
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President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday demanded an overhaul of Russia's political system, including an end to the direct popular election of governors, saying the changes were needed to combat terrorism.
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MOSCOW -- Facing a wave of deadly terrorism, President Vladimir Putin moved yesterday to reshape Russia's political system and give the central government dramatically increased powers, but his critics said the changes would threaten the country's young democracy and put it on a path toward dictatorship.
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Portraying it as a means of combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday outlined a plan to eliminate popular elections of governors and individual
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Russia&#39;s Parliament has overwhelmingly approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to reinforce control over Russia by replacing popular elections of regional leaders with a central selection process.
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MOSCOW, Dec 24  - Russia will not use its influence behind the scenes in the former Soviet republics, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, ahead of a key election in Ukraine.
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President Vladimir Putin called himself the world's only "absolute and pure democrat" in an interview published Monday, and launched scathing attacks on the U.S. and Europe ahead of this week's Group of Eight summit.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament, his likely future power base, and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of using "double standards" in democratic elections.