Sochi offers snow and no jams, Putin says
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President Vladimir Putin promised rich natural snow and no traffic jams as he presented the case on Wednesday for Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics .
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Roman Abramovich wanted a trade away from Russia's remote Arctic, but President Vladimir Putin isn't letting him go.
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Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian  president ends next year, does not rule out running again in  2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to international criticism that he&#39;s reinstalling an authoritarian government in the Kremlin, insisted yesterday there&#39;ll be &quot;no turnabout&quot; from a democratic nation, but he said he won&#39;t retreat from tough
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said there could be no authoritarian rule in the Russian Federation. Commenting on statements by some Western political analysts that totalitarian rule could be established
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Monday he was ready to work as prime minister if his favored  successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is elected president next year, but  would not seek additional powers.
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Russia's Sochi is chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, beating South Korean and Austrian cities.
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President Vladimir Putin said there are no problems or barriers hampering Russia&#39;s economic relations with South Korea. &quot;We have managed to remove all barriers and all problems that were complicating cooperation
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia wants Ukraine to be Ukraine strong and prosperous.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday  dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet  past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a  stable future.
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MOSCOW, Sep 13 (IPS) - President Vladimir Putin has issued a blunt warning  to heads of organisations and regional administrations involved  with the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,  Russiaâs southern sea resort, to eschew corruption.
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Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union.
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SOCHI, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged his officials to make a success of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, an event supporters say will form a crucial part of his legacy.