Putin allows protest to go ahead
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Â· Police stand by as thousands gather Â· Kremlin claims coming elections will be fair
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Police clubbed protesters and dragged them into waiting buses on Saturday in response to a defiant demonstration against the Kremlin in the heart of President Vladimir Putin's hometown.
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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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SCHLESWIG, Germany President Vladimir Putin of Russia struck an unusually conciliatory chord with his German hosts Tuesday, saying he would respect the &quot;will of the people&quot; in Ukraine and would consider European proposals for negotiations in the breakaway
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Tony Blair wants to avoid a 'stand up row' with Russia's president but will tell him he is being 'counter-productive'.
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Moscow, Sept. 18 (VNA) - Russia is preparing to carry out preemtive anti-terror strikes, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the 3rd international meeting of mayors in Moscow.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the media could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats and called on journalists to use their work to advance the anti-terrorist cause.
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BESLAN, Russia  - At least 100,000 people are  expected to attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce  terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics  over last week's hostage bloodbath.
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MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking steps to further strengthen the central government&#39;s control over the nation&#39;s political life.
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Chess champion Garry Kasparov and allies in Russia's most vocal opposition movement held their latest showdown Monday with President Vladimir Putin's government, keeping up their frequent protests with a demonstration in central Moscow.
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Supporters and critics of Russia&#39;s president are demonstrating in Moscow, with both groups calling attention to Kremlin plans to consolidate power.
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A protest in Moscow led by chess champion Garry Kasparov and other critics of President Vladimir Putin ended peacefully Monday in marked contrast to their last demonstration in the capital which culminated in beatings and arrests.
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President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Opposition activists vowed Thursday to go ahead with a weekend protest march that has been banned by Moscow authorities.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin backs plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in energy giant Gazprom.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has  signed into law a bill dropping a minimal turnout threshold in  polls, which critics say will make them less fair, despite a  plea by his human rights adviser not to do so.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not tolerate attempts to use human rights for political aims.