Putin vows to maintain democracy
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Russia's President Putin pledges to stick to democracy and the market economy, in a riposte to critics.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing Russia&#39;s policies in the Far East, including relations with Japan, has said that Russia &quot;has always fulfilled and will fulfil all of the obligations it has assumed, especially documents that have been ratified
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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 "in a proper democratic way."
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a stable future.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his commitment to a stronger government and said Sunday that religious and ethnic extremist groups pose a threat and must be stopped.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to back a parliamentary commission into the Beslan school siege.
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24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first public comment on the dramatic Ukrainian presidential election that the Kremlin-favored candidate lost, said Friday he hopes that the country will move from rhetoric to pragmatism, news agencies reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was ready to become prime minister if his close ally Dmitry Medvedev succeeds him, giving Putin a way to keep a grip on power after he leaves the Kremlin.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Feb.Comment
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy to match its traditions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said  Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the  constitution when reforming Russia's government structure,  dismissing fears in the West he is watering down democracy.
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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.