Russia glad if Ukraine joins EU: Putin
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Russia &quot;would only be too glad&quot; if Ukraine joined the European Union (EU), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, the Interfax reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader  of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election  in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the  Ukraine crisis.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he was confident his ex-Soviet republic would join the World Trade Organisation early next month, Interfax news agency reported.
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Ukraine regards Russia as a "real strategic partner" and treats it "respectfully and delicately", Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said.Comment
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Moscow: Russia values the traditionally warm and trustful relations with India which are consistently developing, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
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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 offers a number of concessions for a strengthened friendship with Germany, even a supporting role for Europe in solving the Chechnya conflict.
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MOSCOW, September 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction with the tempo of trade turnover growth between Russia and China.
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Vladimir Putin began a state visit to Kiev yesterday with a television interview in which he held out the possibility of favourable treatment to Ukrainians, a move thought likely to be helpful to the pro-Moscow candidate in next Sunday&#39;s presidential
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Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed  in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder on Tuesday to respect the results of any new election  in Ukraine, the German government said.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 12 -- President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia could target nuclear missiles at Ukraine if its neighbor and former fraternal republic in the Soviet Union joins the NATO alliance and hosts elements of a missile defense system proposed by the Bush administration.
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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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Putin says Russia could target missiles at Ukraine in response to any deployment of US missile shield there
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Ukraine's new president played down concerns over tensions with Moscow Saturday, saying he can work with Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader's strong preference for the defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate.
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Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to boost political and economic links with South Africa and said Russia was eager to catch up in the race for trade and investment in Africa's powerhouse.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s readiness to cooperate with the European Union on Chechnya has raised hopes for a peaceful end to crisis there, a German government official said on Wednesday.