Rice warns Russia on democracy
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The new US secretary of state says Russia must do more to show it is committed to democracy.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he was concerned that sweeping political changes to fight terrorism proposed by President Vladimir V. Putin would erode Russia's democratic reforms.
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It is a step back from the road we hoped Russia will take to the direction of bigger transparency and democracy, said US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage after a meeting in Riga with Latvian Prime ...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Europe Tuesday to put aside differences over the Iraq war and open a new chapter in relations with the United States to help it spread democracy worldwide.
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The US State Department Friday reiterated the need for free and fair elections in Ukraine and urged Russia to support such a process.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Saturday that Russia had recently fallen backward on democracy and democratic reforms, but said that the government of President Vladimir V. Putin would not be ...
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Accusations by the United States that Russia has backtracked on democracy are unfair, President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide was quoted as saying two days before Putin meets U.S. President George W. Bush.
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: The Bush administration today protested Russiaâs auction of Yukosâ main oil production unit and warned it could have a âchilling effectâ on foreign investment in Russia.
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Secretary of State Rice faces critics who say the State Department is not addressing the changing world that America must deal with
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans on  Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former Soviet states  like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame  tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Poland has played an important role in promoting democracy in Ukraine, Iraq, and Afghanistan, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense as a bitter row escalated over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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US President George W Bush criticises Russia for "derailing" promised democratic reforms.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense, amid a row over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former communist nations like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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MOSCOW, May 17 (IPS) - After extensive talks over two days with Russian  President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister  Sergey Lavrov and  other Russian government and civil society leaders, U.S.  Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice appears to have made some  limited headway through sharp differences on  strategic and  geopolitical matters.
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President Bush said on Wednesday he was concerned that recent decisions by Russian President Vladimir Putin could undermine democracy in Russia.