Report: Putin not ruling out 2012 run
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President Vladimir Putin, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term next year, left the door open for a return to the Kremlin in 2012, a Russian newspaper reported Saturday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the constitution when reforming Russia's government structure.
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President Vladimir Putin said he will retain influence in Russia after stepping down following next year's presidential elections, according to a Kremlin statement on Thursday.
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LONDON President Vladimir Putin of Russia has ruled out a public inquiry into the Beslan school siege and snarled at those who think he should do business with Chechen militants, two British newspapers said Tuesday.
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The press keeps up the heat on Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to strength central government
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President Vladimir Putin rejected concern that he is beating a path toward authoritarianism, calling such criticism &quot;total nonsense&quot; in an interview published Friday and saying Russia needs time to build democracy after centuries of heavy
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is winding up his year expressing doubts about his country&#39;s relationship with the United States.
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Russia's new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, could become president in 2008 and Vladimir Putin should return to office in 2012, the head of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Tuesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
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SOCHI, Russia  - Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday again ruled out running for a third term in the  Kremlin and pledged to organize elections for a successor in  2008 "in a proper democratic way."
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President Putin's move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that produced Putin in the first place, politicians and analysts say.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to pick a well-known figure to succeed him rather than springing a surprise on electors, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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Russia's President Putin denies claims that Russia is using its energy exports as a foreign policy tool.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who  will step down next year after eight years in power, may have a  surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency  RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his favored successor Dmitry Medvedev could take turns to run Russia for another quarter of a century, a senior Kremlin ally said in an interview published on Monday.
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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin signaled yesterday that he might return to the presidency after 2012, hours after the Russian leader said new Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov could make a good successor to him.