Putin sees Western poll intrigues
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying "double standards" in democratic elections, including Ukraine's presidential poll.
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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.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin injected himself directly into the election crisis in this former Soviet republic Thursday, strongly attacking the opposition&#39;s central demand for a new presidential runoff and cautioning the West against getting too
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In a bold slap at the United States and other Western powers, Russian president Vladimir Putin said these countries&#39; statements about the election crisis in the Ukraine could be intended to &quot;destablize his country.
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MOSCOW AP) Â Dmitry Medvedev, the presumed next president of Russia, on Thursday fended off concerns that the March 2 election would come under criticism from the West.
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When Vladimir Putin used illegal tactics to engineer the election of his hand-picked subordinate Ahmad Kadyrov as president of Chechnya last October, Western pundits were quick to condemn the election as a farce.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in democratic elections, including Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll.
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday raised the possibility that the United States is trying to âisolateâ Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics amid ongoing tension over elections in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, siding with George W. Bush two weeks before the US presidential election, says that armed attacks in Iraq are being staged by &quot;international terrorism&quot; out to block his re-election.
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With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.
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President Vladimir Putin was thoroughly justified in his outrage at the Beslan atrocities, but there was an ominous tone to his suggestion that part of the problem was that Western powers were mucking around in the Caucasus, or that Russia was vulnerable
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MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to know if Washington is trying to isolate his country. He also says he has questions about the upcoming elections in Iraq.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western countries observe double standards when they call Chechen separatists rebels instead of terrorists, the Independent reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the  Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western  leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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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 Vladimir Putin told Russia's  state security service on Wednesday to raise its guard against  outside attempts to meddle in a March election which is  expected to bring to power his hand-picked successor.