Divided EU hosts Russia's Putin at summit
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The European Union opened summit talks  with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on  a partnership pact.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he was prepared to work with Germany and the European Union to help resolve the bloody conflict in Chechnya.
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The Kremlin fought back against accusations its secret agents murdered a man in Britain for the first time since the Cold War on Friday, as President Vladimir Putin faced European leaders at a summit in Helsinki.
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EU summit urged to agree to independence plan amid fear that Russia would oppose new UN mandate
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has kicked off two days of talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a pledge to open a dialogue with Europe on the disputed election in Ukraine and the bloody conflict in Chechnya.
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ANKARA, Dec 5  - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkey Sunday for a landmark visit during which the two sides will look into ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against global terrorism and further boost spectacular progress in
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met   South African leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday at the start of a   visit intended to forge closer ties between the mineral and   diamond superpowers.
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Differences over trade, energy, human rights and international policy look set to mark the EU-Russia summit.
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In the course of his visit, Vladimir Putin will meet Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.
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Guess who's not coming to dinner? Vladimir Putin was not invited to NATO's first summit in a country once incorporated into the Soviet Union, but that did not stop rumors that the Russian leader might show up for a meal anyway.
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A Russia-European Union summit will be held in The Hague on Thursday. In accordance with the Russia-EU partnership and cooperation agreement, such meetings are held once in six month to determine relations ...
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and General Electric&#39;s Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt, left, seen during talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.
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Europe's ties with Russia and Turkey dominate a summit between the leaders of France, Germany and Poland, with Chancellor Angela Merkel due to propose stepping up the pressure on Ankara over its troubled EU candidacy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Germany, has agreed on the participation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union in settling the Chechen conflict.