Putin questions Iraqi poll plan
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin voices doubts over plans to hold elections in Iraq next month.
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7 December 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting today with Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister that he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how free and fair elections could be held as planned in Iraq, given the fact that the country is under what Putin
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia held talks yesterday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the first visit by a Russian leader to the kingdom.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq on Thursday, saying that  experience showed the need for resource-rich countries like  Russia to build up their armed forces to defend themselves.
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MOSCOW  - Russian President Vladimir Putin said he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how genuinely free and fair elections could be held as planned in Iraq next month given the fact that the country is under &quot;total occupation&quot; by foreign forces.
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Russian papers wonder what President Putin's nomination of Viktor Zubkov as PM means for the presidential election.
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President Vladimir Putin, meeting on Tuesday with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called the US-led military campaign in Iraq a foreign occupation and said its activities there go far beyond fighting terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin believes terrorist activities in Iraq are aimed at George W. Bush. 15 days before the US election, Putin claims terrorists are trying to stop US President Bush from winning a second term by launching attacks in Iraq.
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia, a fierce opponent of the war, told Iraq&#39;s prime minister in Moscow he feared the country could break up and said planned January 30 elections were unimaginable.
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts over the viability of holding free and fair elections in Iraq, saying he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how an occupied country can go through a meaningful electoral exercise.
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Oct. 18, 2004 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush&#39;s chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
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MOSCOW, Feb 2 (IPS) - The Russian government has announced early  intentions of looking for economic opportunities under a new  regime in Iraq.
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Top US officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country&#39;s worsening violence.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in democratic elections, including Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll.
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The Iraq crisis and differences over Nato loom over the US Defence Secretary's meeting with his Russian counterpart.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday  rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian  rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy  to match its traditions.
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WARSAW -- Despite deep differences between Europe and the United States over the Iraq war, missile defense, and NATO's future, President Vladimir Putin of Russia failed in a harsh speech to widen the dispute with Washington, according to security analysts in Poland and elsewhere.