Putin Blasts U.S. on Iraq, Defends Russia's Iran Ties
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MUNICH, Feb. 10 --Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States today for acting in a unilateral, militaristic fashion that he said "overstepped" its role and made the world a more dangerous place than during the Cold War.
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin harshly criticized the United States and other Western  nations on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force  their will on the rest of the world and make it "unipolar."
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin says he has grave doubts about plans to hold elections in Iraq next month. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see how a poll could be held while Iraq was under &quot;full occupation&quot;.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq on Thursday, saying that  experience showed the need for resource-rich countries like  Russia to build up their armed forces to defend themselves.
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President Bush yesterday defended his friendly relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin but acknowledged that the Kremlin leader has been "wily" about whether he plans to hold onto power next year and lamented that democracy may not be in the "Russian DNA."
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President Vladimir Putin used a year-end news conference yesterday to sharply criticize a wide range of US actions and attitudes on Ukraine, Chechnya
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail U.S. President George W. Bush's chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
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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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At a Kremlin meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi he has doubts about how elections can be held under current security conditions in Iraq.
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[World News]: Alma Ata (Kazakhstan), Oct 18 : Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the terrorist attacks in Iraq were aimed at preventing the re-election of US President George W. Bush.
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Iraq is still too dangerous for Russian companies to work there, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Friday.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized him, for falling short of their own ideals.
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President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States and NATO on Friday for military expansion toward Russia's borders and said Moscow would respond by modernizing its military and weapons systems
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in one of his harshest attacks on the United States in seven years in power, accused Washington on Saturday of attempting to force its will on the world.
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The United States slapped new sanctions on Iran and accused its Revolutionary Guard of spreading weapons of mass destruction on Thursday but Russian President Vladimir Putin said such moves only forced Tehran into a corner over its nuclear program.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of imperialism and starting a new arms race, but Washington said its ex-Cold War foe's foreign policy showed it was behind the times.
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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.