Russia Will Strike First in Fight Against Terrorists, Putin Says
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning of preemptive strikes on terrorists. His announcement came shortly after prominent Chechen warlord, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the bloody school siege in Beslan two weeks ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the West of indulging terrorists. Putin says he faces double standards in the attitude towards terrorism.
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Russia will move aggressively into the war against international terrorism by cooperating more closely with the United States. President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced sweeping measures to beef up Kremlin
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Russia is &quot;seriously&quot; preparing to carry out preventive strikes in its anti-terror fight, President Vladimir Putin said as he denounced calls for talks with Chechen rebel leaders as similar to appeasing Hitler in 1938.
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Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring &#36;5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, indicating it was trying to mobilize resources quickly for a battle on terrorism that President Vladimir Putin has called the country's No. 1 priority.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the media could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats and called on journalists to use their work to advance the anti-terrorist cause.
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Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently made sweeping political changes to consolidate his power in the name of a more effective anti-terrorism strategy.
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Russia warned on Wednesday that it was ready to carry out pre-emptive strikes on &quot;terror bases&quot; anywhere in the world as it stepped up security after the country&#39;s worst hostage crisis.
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President Vladimir Putin has vowed an &quot;all-out war&quot; against terrorism as the death toll from the Russian school siege looks set to rise above 500.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered  sweeping changes to Russia's political system on Monday to help  combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of  exploiting this month's bloody school siege to boost his power.
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Portraying it as a means of combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday outlined a plan to eliminate popular elections of governors and individual
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Russia's president says Moscow will take retaliatory measures if the US pursues a missile defence plan. What effect will Putin's warning have?
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President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country.
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In response to a series of deadly terror attacks in Russia in recent weeks, President Vladimir Putin has announced a number of proposed changes to Russia&#39;s political system.
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Moscow, Sept. 18 (VNA) - Russia is preparing to carry out preemtive anti-terror strikes, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the 3rd international meeting of mayors in Moscow.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is &quot;seriously preparing&quot; for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, while Chechen insurgent leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that