Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases
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MOSCOW - A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists "in any region of the world," offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders, and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists.    The announcements marked a show of resolve aimed at Russia's stunned citizens, as well as Western countries President Vladimir Putin accuses of hindering its fight against terror, in the wake of three attacks that killed more than 400 people in the past two weeks...
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MOSCOW -- Facing a wave of deadly terrorism, President Vladimir Putin moved yesterday to reshape Russia's political system and give the central government dramatically increased powers, but his critics said the changes would threaten the country's young democracy and put it on a path toward dictatorship.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin linked the downing last week of two passenger airliners to Al-Qaeda and said this proved the presence of organized international terrorism on Russian soil.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia threatened to point Russian missiles at Europe if the U.S. builds its missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Russia&#39;s top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists &quot;in any region of the world,&quot; and the Kremlin offered aa reward equivalent to $13.
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In a statement reflecting the growing distrust between Moscow and the West, a top Russian general on Monday warned that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to ...Comment
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Russia's top general threatened on Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world," and the Kremlin offered a &#36;10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.
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The people of Russia have experienced the extremes to which terrorists are prepared to go to achieve their ends. Terrorists killed more than three-hundred people, mostly children, at a school they seized in Beslan.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world," and the Kremlin offered a reward equivalent to &#36;13.3 million Cdn for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.
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Russia warns it will position rockets close to Polish border and point missiles at US bases in Europe if Washington rebuffs latest offer on missile defence.
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MOSCOW - 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.    Speaking to a meeting of world mayors in Moscow, Putin also made a veiled attack on the West, saying that double standards in dealing with terrorism are "disastrous for global security."   Putin didn't name any specific countries, but his comments appeared to be aimed against European and U.S...
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Russia's top general said on Wednesday he was ready to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in the world, as security services put a &#36;10 million bounty on two Chechen rebels blamed for last week's school siege.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
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A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia's threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces could carry out assassinations on their soil.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.
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MOSCOW - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a $10 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school.    In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan...