Putin Agrees to Respect Ukraine Election Result
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will respect the result of the rerun second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Dec. 26.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader  of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election  in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
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KIEV -- President Leonid Kuchma won crucial political support yesterday from President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who sided with him in rejecting an opposition demand to rerun the presidential runoff held 11 days ago.
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Ukraine's new president, visiting Moscow  on his first foreign trip, pledged an eternal alliance with  Russia in talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday, but  said his country had its sights set firmly Westwards.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed  in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in  Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement.
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24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin, who had publicly endorsed Mr Yushchenko's opponent, Viktor Yanukovich, kept silent - in sharp contrast to the November 21 vote when he rushed to congratulate Mr Yanukovich ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that Ukraine's crisis over last week's disputed presidential election must be solved without foreign pressure &#151; even as European envoys returned to Kiev for a second round of mediation.
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KYIV. Oct 26 (Interfax) - The Russian-Ukrainian treaty that permits the Russian Black Sea Fleet to have its base in Ukraine until 2012 &quot;fully conforms to the constitution and laws of Ukraine,&quot; Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
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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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The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia&#39;s parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma gained Vladimir Putin&#39;s backing Thursday against calls for a quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential election the opposition is certain it would win.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his protege is elected president in March.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union. ``If Ukraine wants to enter the EU and is welcomed there, then we can only be pleased,&#39;&#39; Putin
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KIEV, November 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has promised that in case of his victory he will develop relations with Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union.