Putin says no plan to orchestrate succession
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in presidential elections next year and said he would only express his own preferences during the campaign.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday rejected a key recommendation of a United Nations panel on expanding the UN Security Council, saying any reform would be one-sided if new members did not have veto power.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday, the government has no plans to seize the embattled oil giant, but if its assets are sold, anyone, including government organizations, will be able to bid.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would step down in 2008. Guests at a luncheon Putin attended said he told them of his plan, and that he would recommend his successor fight poverty and ensure strong ...
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans  for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze  compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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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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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili  has dismissed sharp words by Russian President Vladimir Putin,  saying Moscow was unlikely to use force to free four Russian  officers whose arrest for spying has sparked a crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out any negotiations with Chechen rebel leaders  following the Beslan school hostage-seizure in which more than  320 people were killed, half of them children.
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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LONDON, September 24  - Vladimir Putin has denied speculations about the government&#39;s plans to re-nationalize the beleaguered oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.
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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 &quot;in a proper democratic way.
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has dismissed sharp words by Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow was unlikely to use force to free four Russian officers whose arrest for spying has sparked a crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not sign a long-awaited strategic partnership accord with the European Union next week because negotiations have made insufficient headway.
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&quot;There will be no turnabout in the country&#39;s life,&quot; said Mr Putin, who has come under intense international criticism for strengthening his political control after a wave of terrorist attacks.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was ready to work as prime minister if his favored successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is elected president next year, but would not seek additional powers.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday  that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he  called a new global arms race.