Putin says Iraq shows need for strong Russia
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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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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he could not imagine how Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 could be held under current conditions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that opposition groups should have more outlets for expressing their views.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a series of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power, with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake and urged the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as both sides seek to put differences over the US-led war behind them and look ahead to reviving decades-old business ties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he "cannot imagine" how genuinely free and fair elections could be held as planned in Iraq next month given the fact that the country is under "total occupation" by foreign forces.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.
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MOSCOW, Feb 2 (IPS) - The Russian government has announced early  intentions of looking for economic opportunities under a new  regime in Iraq.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned terrorist attacks in Iraq and around the world will increase if George W Bush is not re-elected in next month&#39;s presidential poll.
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BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an &quot;all-out&quot; war by terrorists.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin voices doubts over plans to hold elections in Iraq next month.
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Year 2005 can be interesting for the world economies. While America is busy in Iraq, Vladimir Putin is positioned to take control of the world as another superpower.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the attacks in Iraq aim to sink George W Bush's re-election hopes.
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MOSCOW, December 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin believes there is a need for work in shifts in the districts in north of Russia, where the conditions of life are hard.
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BESLAN, Russia - 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 350 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.    Putin went on national television to tell Russians they must mobilize against terrorism...
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Russia has sent two plane loads of humanitarian aid to Iraq, the Itar-Tass news agency said.
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Iraq is still too dangerous for Russian  companies to work there, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as  saying on Friday.