Critics Say Putin Must Address Security Corruption
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that
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The "strong" Russian state President Vladimir Putin is attempting to create conceals within itself weaknesses that are potentially far greater and more threatening to the future development of the country than ...
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President Putin says allegations that ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko died as a result of deliberate action are baseless.
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British minister criticizes Russia's Vladimir Putin as police probe ex-spy's poisoning death LONDON, Nov.Comment
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President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States and NATO on Friday for military expansion toward Russia's borders and said Moscow would respond by modernizing its military and weapons systems.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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The tragedy at the Beslan school number one that ended in the deaths of hundreds of small children, teachers and parents has left Vladimir Putin under the spotlight and the subject of sharp criticism for his anti-terrorism strategy.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the killing of a top Central Bank official underlined Russia's problem with economic crimes and ordered the main security service and other government agencies to mount a coordinated crackdown.
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President Vladimir V. Putin's plan to concentrate more power in the Kremlin has inflamed popular discontent.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted failings on the part of Russian Security Services. This, following last week&#39;s school hostage crisis in the southern Russian town of Beslan.
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For big Western companies, the prevalence of former Federal Security Service agents in Russian business is raising questions of ethics and due diligence.
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Russia's parliament will launch an  inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages,  President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it  will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Tuesday he was concerned that sweeping political changes to  fight terrorism proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin  would erode Russia's democratic reforms.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq on Thursday, saying that experience showed the need for resource-rich countries like Russia to build up their armed forces to defend themselves.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was concerned about attempts at handling political issues in the former Soviet Union by illegal means.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the West of indulging terrorists. Putin says he faces double standards in the attitude towards terrorism.