Putin Accuses West, Chechen Rebel Vows More Attacks
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President Vladimir Putin accused the  West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a  Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly  attacks in Russia and threatened more.
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Chechen rebels launched a major assault on Grozny just before President Putin's visit, Russia says.
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MOSCOW - Confirming Russian allegations, Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility Friday for a bloody school siege and other recent terrorist attacks that have killed more than 430 people, but put ultimate blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin.    In a letter posted Friday on the Kavkaz-Center Web site, Basayev was unrepentant about the Sept...
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GROZNY: Dozens of people were killed in a weekend Chechen rebel offensive on the eve of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said on Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is "seriously preparing" for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, as Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that have claimed more than 430 lives.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened further violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take some sort of pre-emptive action against terror groups in the wake of this month's deadly school hostage-taking in Beslan...
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MOSCOW Russia warned the West on Thursday not to interfere in its policies toward Chechnya and said the granting of political asylum to rebel figures by Western governments only worsened problems for most Chechens.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is "seriously preparing" for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, as Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that have claimed more than 430 lives.    Speaking to a meeting of world mayors in Moscow, Putin also made a veiled attack on the West, saying that double standards in dealing with terrorism are "disastrous for global security."   Putin didn't name any specific countries, but his comments appeared to be aimed against European and U.S...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States yesterday of provoking a new nuclear-arms race by developing ballistic-missile defenses, undermining international institutions, making the Middle East ...Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  Thursday ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the  Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western  leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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Russia has again accused the West of double standards in the war on terrorism, following last week&#39;s school hostage crisis in the southern town of Beslan.
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MOSCOW Sept. 17, 2004 - Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility Friday for a bloody school siege and other recent terrorist attacks that have killed more than 430 people, but
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MOSCOW - Radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility Friday for a recent series of terrorist attacks in Russia but put ultimate blame for a school massacre on Russian President Vladimir Putin.    In a letter posted Friday on the Kavkaz-Center Web site,Basayev said he had sent a letter to Putin proposing "independence (for Chechnya) in exchange for security." It was impossible to confirm whether the letter was genuine, but the Web site is considered a mouthpiece for Basayev and his previous claims of responsibility have appeared there...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin is preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened further violence.
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President Vladimir Putin used a year-end news conference yesterday to sharply criticize a wide range of US actions and attitudes on Ukraine, Chechnya