Bush says Putin should not fear missile shield
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U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.
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President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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Vladimir Putin, bitterly opposed to a U.S. missile shield in Europe, presented President Bush with a surprise counterproposal Thursday built around a Soviet-era radar system in Azerbaijan rather than new defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic. Bush said it was an interesting suggestion and promised to consider it.
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President Bush defended his pursuit of a costly missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned Russia could re-deploy weapons if Moscow's concerns were not heeded.
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Vladimir Putin repeats his threat to target neighbouring states over the proposed US missile defence shield.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Russia did not pose a threat to Europe despite a vow to target the continent if the U.S. deploys a missile shield in central Europe.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin led world leaders&#39; tributes to George W. Bush&#39;s victory in the US presidential race, saying it meant Americans had not allowed themselves to be cowed by terrorists.
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President George W. Bush said on Tuesday a planned missile shield in Europe is vital to protect against an "emerging Iranian threat" as he pressed an escalating U.S.-led campaign against Tehran.
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President Bush said on Wednesday he was concerned that recent decisions by Russian President Vladimir Putin could undermine democracy in Russia.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush on Monday for reshaping a planned U.S. missile shield that has strained relations between their countries.
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President George W. Bush will host Russia's President Vladimir Putin in July amid friction between the two over U.S. plans to build a missile shield in Europe and U.S. criticism that Moscow is moving backward on democracy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a victory for George W. Bush in the US presidential race would mean the United States had not allowed itself to be cowed by terrorists, the Interfax news agency reports.
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President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, July 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin offered an expanded counterproposal to U.S. missile defense plans on Monday, challenging President Bush to build a regional European missile shield that could include a sophisticated new radar facility on Russian soil.
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President Bush and Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Monday defended plans for a missile defense shield fiercely opposed by Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.