Putin Says Russia Will Remain On Democratic Path
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24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday  rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian  rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy  to match its traditions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is confident Russia will put into service in the next few years a new nuclear missile system unlike those held by any other country.
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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 gives a press conference in Paris, September 22.Comment
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CHELYABINSK, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, dismissed fears on Thursday that the Kremlin would nationalize Russia's economy and said the state would not "grab everything for itself".
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Russia's next president will remain the  country's most powerful official even with outgoing head of  state Vladimir Putin as prime minister, Putin's likely  successor Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview on Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin told a congress of Russia's dominant party Monday that he would agree to become prime minister if Dmitry Medvedev is elected as his successor Â and said he would not seek to make the premiership more powerful.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political reforms.
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Russia's presidential front-runner  Dmitry Medvedev promised stability and continuity on Tuesday in  his first big policy speech since President Vladimir Putin  backed him to be the next Kremlin leader.
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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  Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the  constitution when reforming Russia's government structure,  dismissing fears in the West he is watering down democracy.
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Russia's President Putin pledges to stick to democracy and the market economy, in a riposte to critics.
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Vladimir Putin, due to step down as  Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his  successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists  their stay should not be open-ended.
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President Vladimir Putin said that he would agree to become prime minister if Dmitry Medvedev is elected as his successor.
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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  - President Vladimir Putin sought to convince the nation Thursday that his electoral reform was not a retreat from democracy but was needed to save Russia from international terrorists and to limit the political influence of business barons. Putin said in a nationwide television interview his plan to end direct elections of regional governors and parliament deputies will help strengthen the government, which he said was being eroded by ethnic divisions and turf battles between local clans.