Putin Threatens Preventive Terror Actions
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is "seriously preparing" for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, as Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that have claimed more than 430 lives.
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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
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Moscow, Sept. 24 (PTI): Flaying double standards in combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin, today said the world must unite to fight the menace and that the media should not be a passive observer
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country needs a single ``vertical&#39;&#39; system of power to fight terrorism such as the attack on a school last week that killed 339 people.
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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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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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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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Russia may point missiles at Europe if the US goes ahead with its missile defence plans, President Vladimir Putin says.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for creation of a powerful anti-terror agency...
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin says Georgia's arrest of four Russian officers for spying is "state terror".
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Terrorist attacks in Iraq are aimed at preventing President Bush&#39;s re-election next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin urged journalists Friday to use their work to advance the battle against terrorism, saying the media should not just be passive observers in the face of threats by militants.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday said on Friday that terrorism is a common threat to the international society, and a new international security system should be created
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted that the aim of the latest attacks in Iraq is to prevent US President George W. Bush from being re-elected.
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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.