Bush, Putin discuss Kosovo in phone call
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President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Monday and the White House said they agreed to keep talking about the U.N.-run Serbian province of Kosovo.
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Russia seeks UN talks as declaration of independence by Kosovo widens rifts
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The United States and Russia are butting heads over the breakaway region of Kosovo, which is awaiting a final U.N. recommendation on whether it will become an independent nation or remain part of Serbia.
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Russia and NATO remain split over U.S. plans for missile defence and Kosovo independence, a senior Russian official said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet the alliance's secretary-general.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday launched a high-stakes effort to repair the dramatically deteriorating US relationship with Russia by inviting President Vladimir Putin to visit the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, after weeks of rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War.
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Setting up possibly another showdown with Russia, U.S. President George W. Bush today said "the time is now" to grant independence to the Serbian province of Kosovo and called on Moscow not to slow down the process. "I happen to believe it's important to push the process along," Bush said during his visit to Albania.
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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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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia and the United States remain partners and had warm words for President Bush, but he said that he would like to know whether the United States was intentionally ...
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President Bush will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in Maine for two days of talks in July on issues ranging from Iran and civil nuclear cooperation to missile defense, the White House announced today.
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President Bush will meet in Slovakia in late February with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an expansive effort by the White House to improve relations with European nations that opposed the war in Iraq.
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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 said Sunday it's in Kosovo's interest to be aligned with Europe, and that its status must resolved in order for the Balkans to be stable.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush sought to mend his strained relationship with Vladimir Putin on Sunday, as he hosted the Russian president at his family's oceanfront home for talks on Iran and plans to build a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe.
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President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Kosovo and other international issues by telephone Monday ahead of a summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations next week.
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President Bush says the time has come to bring the issue of Kosovo's independence "to its head", during talks in Italy.
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In his last official press conference as Russian president, Vladimir Putin denounced Europe's 'double standards' on Kosovo
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - President George W. Bush   arrived in Russia on Friday planning to press President   Vladimir Putin at a weekend G8 summit over concerns the Kremlin   is curbing the rights of the Russian opposition and media.