Putin at Military Parade Before Tense Ukraine Poll
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stood beside Ukraine's pro-Moscow presidential hopeful to review a Soviet-style military spectacle, just days before a tense vote seen as a choice between closer ties with Russia or the West.
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The Russian military industrial complex is anticipating some hard times ahead. Kiev's course towards joining NATO, taking into account the election of President Viktor Yushchenko, will result in the curtailment ...
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Tens of thousands march in a tense Kiev in support for the opposition ahead of next weekend's election.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko  ordered extra troops to the capital on Saturday as he haggled  with his main rival over a date for parliamentary elections  amid a protracted political crisis.
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President Vladimir Putin's high-profile support for Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych during his visit to Ukraine this week, ahead of Sunday's close-run presidential election, is raising fears in Kiev that ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made an  unprecedented television appearance in neighboring Ukraine days  before presidential elections, endorsing the record of the  prime minister, one of two top candidates.
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Ukraine's two presidential candidates call for calm on the eve of a re-run of a bitterly disputed election.
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KIEV : Ukraine stepped up security nationwide as it braced for a landmark presidential election fraught with East-West rivalries certain to impact the course of one of Europe&#39;s largest states for years ahead.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will respect the result of the rerun second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Dec. 26.
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Ukraine prepares to elect a president in a repeat ballot called after mass protests against vote-rigging.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin appears on Ukrainian TV days before the election to praise the prime minister.
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A Soviet-style military parade shut down the streets of Kiev yesterday as Ukraine entered the final stretch of a tense election campaign marred by allegations of dirty tricks and intimidation tactics.
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President Vladimir Putin's surprise choice as prime minister held talks with lawmakers Thursday before a parliamentary vote on his confirmation
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Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, wear his orange campaign color as they parade outside the Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004.
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Ukraine's authorities raised the stakes in a face-off with their liberal opposition on Wednesday as they prepared to announce results of a disputed election that are likely to infuriate thousands of protesters ...
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The visit is to last through 28 October. Putin has openly backed pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich over Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko in the election.
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President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine is due to visit neighbouring Russia - just a day after his inauguration.