Putin Agrees to Respect Ukraine Election Result
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will respect the result of the rerun second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Dec. 26.
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KIEV, November 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has promised that in case of his victory he will develop relations with Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unprecedented television appearance in neighboring Ukraine days before presidential elections, endorsing the record of the prime minister, one of two top candidates.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his protege is elected president in March.
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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 authorities have vowed to uphold public order during a crucial presidential election rerun, but tensions mounted as the vote drew near, prompting an assurance from Russia that it would not use underhanded tactics to affect the outcome.
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The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia&#39;s parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia&#39;s crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the UN environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
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Ukraine's new president, visiting Moscow on his first foreign trip, pledged an eternal alliance with Russia in talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday, but said his country had its sights set firmly Westwards.
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Last week it became perfectly clear which candidate Russia -- specifically President Vladimir Putin and parliament -- should support in the Ukrainian presidential election.
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on  Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in next  year's presidential election and said he would express his own  preferences during the campaign.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma gained Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s backing yesterday against calls for a quick rerun of the last round of the disputed presidential election.
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KIEV -- President Leonid Kuchma won crucial political support yesterday from President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who sided with him in rejecting an opposition demand to rerun the presidential runoff held 11 days ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first public comment on the dramatic Ukrainian presidential election that the Kremlin-favored candidate lost, said Friday he hopes that the country will move from ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will work with whoever is elected by the people of Ukraine to lead the country. Only days after mocking a call for a new presidential
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Ukraine's newly-inaugurated President Viktor Yushchenko prepared to fly to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, moving quickly to reassure the leadership in Moscow on his plans to orient his country firmly towards the West.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement.