Russia Has 'Derailed' Its Reforms, Bush States
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PRAGUE, June 5 -- President Bush declared Tuesday that Russia has "derailed" democratic reforms and that the United States would continue to press it on this issue. The remarks, his most pointed public comments about civil liberties in Russia, came at a time of heightened tensions with Moscow.
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Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday  criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United  States would continue building relationships with those  countries but without abandoning its values.
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President Bush, in Russia for a meeting of the world&#039;s economic powers, on Saturday credited his &quot;pro-growth policies&quot; for new U.S. budget deficit figures that are lower than earlier estimates.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Saturday Russia needed to reverse what Washington considers  its backsliding on democracy if Moscow wants deeper relations  with the West.
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President Vladimir Putin's moves to tighten control over legislators and regional leaders has jeopardized the Kremlin's grip on the nation, analysts said, pointing to widespread protests over legislation replacing benefits for millions of Russians with cash stipends.
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US President George W. Bush told voters in the crucial state of Ohio that Russia's bloody hostage crisis was &quot;a grim reminder&quot; of the stakes in his global war on terrorism.
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When he first ran for president, George W. Bush talked tough on Russia. He threatened to cut off international aid if Moscow continued "killing women and children, leaving orphans and refugees" in its war in Chechnya.
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WASHINGTON AP) &#151; The Bush administration differed Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that only a political settlement could end the crisis between Russia and the breakaway region of Chechnya.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political reforms.
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MOSCOW : Russia&#39;s first post-Soviet president Boris Yeltsin issued a veiled warning that President Vladimir Putin&#39;s decision to hand sweeping new powers to the Kremlin in the wake of the Beslan hostage crisis could roll back democratic freedoms.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush criticized Russia on democracy on Tuesday but sought to calm President Vladimir Putin's anger over U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a G8 summit in Germany.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush urged Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday to &quot;uphold the principles of democracy&quot; in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political changes.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday  carped at U.S. criticism of Russia's elections and internal  changes and said the U.S. voting system had its flaws.
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President Bush is planning to reform Social Securtiy
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While in Russia, President Bush will &quot;speak frankly but privately&quot; with Russian President Vladimir Putin about recent Kremlin moves to restrict political and economic freedom, Bush&#039;s national security adviser said Monday.
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Ossetian policemen with a sniffer dog search a classroom in a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia. Picture:AP. President Vladimir Putin has announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic