Putin says Iraq shows need for strong Russia
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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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BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 350 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.    Putin went on national television to tell Russians they must mobilize against terrorism...
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From Moscow to Paris to London, world leaders are applauding the Iraqi vote. Russian President Vladmir Putin says the elections were "a step in the right direction" for Iraq.
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BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an &quot;all-out&quot; war by terrorists.
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President Vladimir Putin, meeting on Tuesday with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called the US-led military campaign in Iraq a foreign occupation and said its activities there go far beyond fighting terrorism.
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MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a &quot;radical renewal&quot; of government structures and operations in the north Caucasus in order to fight terror.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin believes terrorist activities in Iraq are aimed at George W. Bush. 15 days before the US election, Putin claims terrorists are trying to stop US President Bush from winning a second term by launching attacks in Iraq.
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his doubt that the Iraqi elections will be held at their due time. Putin said during his meeting with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi that he
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MOSCOW, December 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin believes there is a need for work in shifts in the districts in north of Russia, where the conditions of life are hard.
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts over the viability of holding free and fair elections in Iraq, saying he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how an occupied country can go through a meaningful electoral exercise.
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Terrorist attacks in Iraq are aimed at preventing President Bush&#39;s re-election next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, siding with George W. Bush two weeks before the US presidential election, says that armed attacks in Iraq are being staged by &quot;international terrorism&quot; out to block his re-election.
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World News &gt; Moscow, Oct 18 : The current spate of terror attacks in Iraq is aimed at scuttling the US President George W Bush&#39;s re-election bid, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today.
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he could not imagine how Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 could be held under current conditions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets director Francis Ford Coppola and praises his war movies.
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At a Kremlin meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi he has doubts about how elections can be held under current security conditions in Iraq.