Bush: Ukraine Should Be Free of Foreign Influence
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In an apparent message to Russian  President Vladimir Putin, President Bush said on Thursday that  any new election in Ukraine should be free of foreign  influence.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United States would continue building relationships with those countries but without abandoning its values.
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"The people of the Czech Republic don't have to choose between being a friend of the United States or a friend with Russia"  President Bush risked further stoking a testy dispute with Russia over a new U.S. missile defense system on Tuesday, saying Moscow has 'derailed' once-promising democratic reforms.In a speech celebrating democracy's progress around the globe _ and calling out places where its reach is either incomplete or lacking _ Bush said that free societies emerge 'at different speeds in different places' and have to reflect local customs. But he said certain values are universal to all democracies, and rapped several countries for not embracing them. Read more
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The U.S. isn t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former communist nations like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The Russian president puts some blame on his international critics -- and supports president Bush
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio  - President Bush told voters  in the battleground state of Ohio on Saturday that Democrat  John Kerry would give other nations a veto over American  national security decisions, even as he sought to shift the  debate to domestic issues.
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President Bush knows what he wants from Vladimir Putin's visit to his dad's seaside home. Convince Putin that a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe would not threaten Russia. Bring the Kremlin behind tough new penalties aimed at Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Generally defrost relations.
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on  Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to  the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia  continued to block it then the West would act.
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Visiting Russian President VladimirPutin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stressed Tuesday that Ukraine&#39;s presidential run-off re-run scheduled for Dec. 26 should be held without foreign interference.
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Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush urged Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday to &quot;uphold the principles of democracy&quot; in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political changes.
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President Bush declared Friday that charges of voter fraud have cast doubt on the Ukrainian election. &quot;The only good deal is one that&#39;s verifiable,&quot; the president told reporters.
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President Bush declared Friday that charges of voter fraud have cast doubt on the Ukrainian election, and warned that any European-negotiated pact on Iran's nuclear program must ensure the world can verify Tehran's compliance.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday  criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United  States would continue building relationships with those  countries but without abandoning its values.
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The Bush administration expects a cleaner election on Sunday in Ukraine and while it professes to be above the contest for president, it is hoping for a pro-Western outcome.
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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has urged foreign nations not to interfere in the re-run of the presidential poll.