Ukraine Crisis a Reality Test for Bush-Putin Ties
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The political crisis in Ukraine marks a reality check for U.S.-Russian relations and may force President Bush to re-evaluate ties with President Vladimir Putin, his close ally in the war on terror.
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In a cold-war-style rift, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the West have diametrically opposed views on Ukraine's election.
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President George Bush offered help on  Tuesday to resolve conflicts in Russia's neighborhood, hours  before he was to attend the first NATO summit on former Soviet  territory.
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Is a tense meeting in the cards for President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin? "Could be," even Bush admits.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday launched a high-stakes effort to repair the dramatically deteriorating US relationship with Russia by inviting President Vladimir Putin to visit the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, after weeks of rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War.
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The departing Ukrainian president, Leonid D. Kuchma, flew to Moscow today and met with the Russian leader, Vladimir A. Putin, who interjected himself into Ukraine&#39;s
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SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The United States and Russia clashed yesterday at a European security forum over the crisis of Ukraine's disputed election, elevating an increasingly tense debate over democracy in former Soviet republics.
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President Bush said on Friday he hoped the crisis over the Ukrainian elections will be resolved and said the international community was watching closely.
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Ukraine's two presidential rivals were due to meet for the first time in the presence of top European and Russian mediators in a bid to resolve a five-day political crisis that has paralyzed the government.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
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Foreign mediators are to join efforts to resolve Ukraine's deepening political crisis, sparked by a fiercely-disputed presidential vote which has polarised the former Soviet republic along pro-Western and pro-Russian lines.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
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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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Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but their meeting began Sunday with handshakes and smiles
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In the prolonged election battle in Ukraine, the United States cast itself as the friend of freedom and self-determination. The Bush Administration made strong statements in support of democracy and the ...
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George W Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".
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Russia's political elite has been showing a striking willingness to take sides in the U.S. election &#151; most notably President Vladimir Putin, whose expression of support for President Bush reflects more than the two leaders' warm relationship.