Putin Says Link Probed Between Al Qaeda, Chechens
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday investigators were probing a possible link between al Qaeda and Chechen rebels widely believed to have downed two passenger planes a week ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that &quot;through its work within the Central Asian Cooperation Organization [CACO] Russia is hoping to seriously expand its practical scope for countering such threats as terrorism and religious extremism, and for
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya to honor its slain pro-Russian leader Akhmad Kadyrov, hours after rebel attacks left several dead in Grozny, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that investigators were looking for a link between al-Qaida and Chechen rebels widely believed to have downed two planes last week.
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WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week&#39;s twin air crashes, The Post has learned.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western countries observe double standards when they call Chechen separatists rebels instead of terrorists, the Independent reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to wartorn Chechnya ahead of presidential elections next week. He laid a wreath at the grave of the province&#39;s recently assassinated Russian-backed leader.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning of preemptive strikes on terrorists. His announcement came shortly after prominent Chechen warlord, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the bloody school siege in Beslan two weeks ago.
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Germany, has agreed on the participation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union in settling the Chechen conflict.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to a parliamentary investigation of the bloody school hostage siege in southern Russia, less than a week after he had reportedly dismissed the idea by saying such an inquiry might turn into &quot;a political show.&quot;
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced Sunday visit to Chechnya to place flowers onto the grave of former Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov.
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President Vladimir Putin accused the West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly attacks in Russia and threatened more.
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Russia said it would give top priority to funding new efforts to fight terrorism a day after President Vladimir Putin unveiled plans to concentrate national political efforts on the same objective.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered  sweeping changes Monday to Russia's political system to help  combat terrorism, but immediately drew charges he was  exploiting a bloody school siege to boost his personal power.
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President Vladimir Putin's government has played down revelations of terrorist involvement in the crash of two airliners, apparently not wanting to highlight an embarrassing security lapse days before Sunday's presidential elections in rebellious Chechnya.