Rice: Russia Must Improve Democracy for Better Ties
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Saturday Russia needed to reverse what Washington considers  its backsliding on democracy if Moscow wants deeper relations  with the West.
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Reveling in the apparent election of a pro-Western president in Ukraine, the Bush administration on Monday urged Russia to join with the United States in helping the former Soviet republic. "Let's all join together now and see what we can do," Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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Russia is backsliding on democracy and  the EU must take Moscow to task while bringing other former  Soviet republics closer to the West, the bloc's incoming  External Relations Commissioner said Tuesday.
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The Russian presidentâs comments at an annual news conference underscored a widening rift with the U.S.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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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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DEAD SEA, Jordan, Nov. 30 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signaled Thursday that the United States is willing to risk a breach with Russia if the Russians do not soon sign on to a U.N. Security Council resolution to punish Iran for its nuclear activities.
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Some recent Russian rhetoric on post-Cold War Europe has been "reprehensible" and Moscow should know it can no longer intimidate its neighbors, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday called on Russia to honour Britain&#39;s request to extradite the chief suspect over the murder of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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Condoleezza Rice, the Russian-speaking scholar and polished personality whom President Bush tapped Tuesday to be secretary of state, is known for her expertise and poise.
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Russia's foreign minister said Thursday his country and Poland should improve their relations through top-level dialogue.Comment
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President Bush said on Wednesday he was concerned that recent decisions by Russian President Vladimir Putin could undermine democracy in Russia.
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Russia and its partners in the Eurasian Economic Community need to stamp out corruption and promote greater transparency if they want to attract more foreign investment, U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said ...
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday hailed Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as a "champion for democracy," urging that reform in the volatile country continue.
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Russsia is "backsliding" on democracy and the bloc must speak to Moscow frankly about it as an equal partner, the European Union's incoming External Relations Commissioner said Tuesday.
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Russia should be more active in developing relations with Ukraine. This was the view expressed on Wednesday by Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Political Research, commenting on the results of the ...
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Ukraine had several essential ingredients for democracy that other former Soviet republics lacked.