Bush says Putin should not fear missile shield
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U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.
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President Bush said on Wednesday he  was concerned that recent decisions by Russian President  Vladimir Putin could undermine democracy in Russia.
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President George W. Bush insisted on  Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security  of the United States and its NATO allies.
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia would go back to its Cold War stance of aiming its missiles at Europe if Washington went ahead with a plan to build a missile defence shield near Russia's borders.
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U.S President George W. Bush on Tuesday sought to soothe Russia's Vladimir Putin about U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a big-power summit that could also expose rifts on climate change and aid for Africa.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday warned that Europe urgently needs a US missile defense system to blunt a growing threat from Iran, despite vocal opposition from Russia.
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Vladimir Putin, bitterly opposed to a U.S. missile shield in Europe, presented President Bush with a surprise counterproposal Thursday built around a Soviet-era radar system in Azerbaijan rather than new defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic. Bush said it was an interesting suggestion and promised to consider it.
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US President George W. Bush sought Tuesday to soothe Moscow&#39;s fury at Washington&#39;s plans to extend its anti-missile shield in Europe, saying on the eve of the G8 summit that Russia was &quot;not our enemy.&quot;
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President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a victory for George W. Bush in the US presidential race would mean the United States had not allowed itself to be cowed by terrorists, the Interfax news agency reports.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense as a bitter row escalated over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned Russia could re-deploy weapons if Moscow's concerns were not heeded.
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President George W. Bush, reacting to a video warning by Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, said the United States would not &quot;be intimidated or influenced by an enemy of our country.&quot;
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- Russia and the United States yesterday appeared to step back from their confrontation over a planned US missile shield, as President Bush said Moscow was not a menace to Europe and the foreign minister of Russia withdrew a threat to pull out of a conventional arms treaty.
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MOSCOW -- The US national security adviser sought yesterday to ease Russian concerns about American intentions, saying he did not consider a fiery speech by President Vladimir Putin to have been a sign of confrontation, and reiterating reassurances about US missile defense plans.
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President Vladimir Putin warned the United States on Thursday that Russia could take retaliatory measures if Washington failed to take heed of its concerns over a missile defense shield in Europe.
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President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.