Putin says Iraq shows need for strong Russia
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
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BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.    Putin went on national television to tell Russians that they must mobilize against terrorism and promised wide-ranging reforms to toughen security forces and purge corruption...
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin, siding with President Bush two weeks before the U.S.  election, said Monday that armed attacks in Iraq were staged by  "international terrorism" out to block his re-election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin believes terrorist activities in Iraq are aimed at George W. Bush. 15 days before the US election, Putin claims terrorists are trying to stop US President Bush from winning a second term by launching attacks in Iraq.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush's chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD  - Russian President Vladimir Putin cast doubt over the viability of holding elections as planned next month in an Iraq under &quot;total occupation&quot;, as the number of US soldiers killed in combat neared 1,000.
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WARSAW -- Despite deep differences between Europe and the United States over the Iraq war, missile defense, and NATO's future, President Vladimir Putin of Russia failed in a harsh speech to widen the dispute with Washington, according to security analysts in Poland and elsewhere.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists&#39; questions during a news conference in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin, Dec. 23, 2004.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin, hinting he may go on to use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies  were boosting production as well as exports and would continue  to do so.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin cast doubt on Tuesday over the viability of holding elections as planned next month in an Iraq under &quot;total occupation&quot;.
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Oct. 18, 2004 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush&#39;s chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
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Russia's President Putin says the US should set a date for a withdrawal from Iraq.
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia wants Ukraine to be Ukraine strong and prosperous.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he has grave doubts regarding Iraqâs plans for January elections. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see
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President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.