Putin to miss NATO summit in Riga
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Guess who's not coming to dinner? Vladimir Putin was not invited to NATO's first summit in a country once incorporated into the Soviet Union, but that did not stop rumors that the Russian leader might show up for a meal anyway.
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NATO is set to cancel a meeting of its  foreign ministers with the Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled  for Thursday because of the political crisis in Kiev, diplomats  and officials said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya to honor its slain pro-Russian leader Akhmad Kadyrov, hours after rebel attacks left several dead in Grozny, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will meet in February in the Slovak city of Bratislava, in a summit that will take place against the background of recent tensions
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Ankara hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin last week just prior to the critical December 17th Summit of EU leaders on Turkey&#39;s membership bid.
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President Bush and President Vladimir Putin will meet July 1 and 2 in Kennebunkport, Maine
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NATO said on Monday it was very  concerned at Russia&#39;s decision to suspend participation in a  landmark treaty limiting armed forces in post-Cold War Europe  amid growing tension over a U.S. missile shield.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he doesn't expect President Bush to react immediately to Russia's proposals for changes in the U.S. plan for a missile defense system in eastern Europe.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy disputes that have strained ties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  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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NATO has postponed a meeting due on Thursday between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart but will seek early talks with a foreign minister of a "new and legitimate" Ukraine government, NATO sources said.
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There was little sign of agreement between NATO member states over who was pulling their weight in Afghanistan, ahead of a meeting of defence ministers in Vilnius Thursday.
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NATO said on Monday it was very concerned at Russia's decision to suspend participation in a landmark treaty on the deployment of armed forces in post-Cold War Europe.
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga believes the Baltic leaders should not attend in Moscow the celebration of the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed his planned visit to Turkey amid the hostage crisis at a school in southern Russia, the Kremlin said Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ruled out any negotiations with Chechen rebel leaders following the Beslan school hostage-seizure in which more than 320 people were killed, half of them children.