Putin's 'bulldozing' image takes major beating in Ukraine
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They use the English word "bulldozer'' in Russia - pronounced with a strong Slavic accent - and the term is frequently employed to describe the Kremlin's heavy-handed, even ruthless use of political force.
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power, he was hailed as a tough and terse strongman who would crush Chechen separatists and make the fragile federation safe for ordinary citizens.
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When Vladimir Putin used illegal tactics to engineer the election of his hand-picked subordinate Ahmad Kadyrov as president of Chechnya last October, Western pundits were quick to condemn the election as a farce.
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In a bold slap at the United States and other Western powers, Russian president Vladimir Putin said these countries&#39; statements about the election crisis in the Ukraine could be intended to &quot;destablize his country.
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A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people &#151; nearly half of them children &#151; were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.
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The battle for the presidency of Ukraine has been framed as a contest between a prime minister who represents a corrupt government with a deep affinity for Russia and
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The liberal challenger in a closely fought presidential election in Ukraine raised the stakes on Friday, threatening to bring his supporters onto the streets if the authorities tried to deny him victory by cheating.
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In 1999, President Vladimir Putin promised Russians a two-week war that would crush the separatist enemy. Instead, he has given them an endless struggle that haunts his presidency.
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The liberal challenger in a closely fought  presidential election in Ukraine raised the stakes on Friday,  threatening to bring his supporters onto the streets if the  authorities tried to deny him victory by cheating.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN accused the West of fomenting âpermanent revolutionâ in Moscowâs back yard yesterday as he faced the prospect of Ukraineâs pro-Western opposition leader winning the presidential election on Sunday.
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At first glance it looks like most other images of Ukrainian turmoil of the past two weeks: An emotional throng surges through
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-frontal attack on the United States, saying it had made the world a more dangerous place and left successive conflicts unresolved.
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Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate  made a last-ditch but seemingly hopeless attempt on Wednesday  to challenge the victory of his liberal opponent, Viktor  Yushchenko.
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KIEV -- The winner of Ukraine's presidential election ordered his supporters yesterday to raze the tent camp in Kiev that had become a dramatic symbol of his victory over a Kremlin-backed opponent, saying conditions had become unsanitary.
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The mysterious auctioning off of part of Russia's Yukos oil giant dominates many editorials today. Some papers even point the finger at Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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His promise of a safer Russia looking hollow after a week of disasters, President Vladimir Putin may now put his traumatised country under even tighter control, political analysts say.
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The winner of Ukraine's bitterly-fought presidential election moved to repair damage to relations with Russia while his opponent persisted in blaming the West for his defeat.