Putin, at Odds with West, Rules Out Chechen Talks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  Thursday ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the  Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western  leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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President Vladimir Putin's chosen  successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for  the presidency in live television debates ahead of the March 2  election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western countries observe double standards when they call Chechen separatists rebels instead of terrorists, the Independent reported.
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The diplomatic struggle over Russia's refusal to extradite the man suspected in the poisoning death of a former KGB agent in London could hamper progress on an array of issues critical to the West.
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MOSCOW , Russia -- Alu Alkhanov, set to become Chechnya&#39;s president after Sunday&#39;s election, on Monday ruled out any possibility of talks with Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov.
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At a news conference after the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out negotiating with Chechen rebel leaders. Drawing comparisons, he said no &quot;civilized&quot; country
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned  the West not to meddle with Russia's Chechnya policy on  Wednesday in the wake of a bloody hostage crisis, highlighting  a growing rift over the issue between former Cold War foes.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected Western criticism he is using his energy policies as a weapon, denounced the deployment of U.S. anti-missile systems in eastern Europe, and said he didn't believe in conspiracy theories in the poisoning death of a former KGB officer.
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out on Thursday at the Westâs âdouble-standardsâ amid a Cold-War-style dispute over Ukrainian elections, accusing it of fomenting âpermanent revolutionsâ in Moscowâs backyard.
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Vladimir Putin makes an unannounced visit to the grave of Chechnya's assassinated leader.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday  that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he  called a new global arms race.
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LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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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 ...Comment
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The rejection sets up a possible showdown between Russia and the West over the disputed territoryâs final status.
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Russian and Western leaders are sharply at odds over the country's election crisis.
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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.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has steadfastly refused to negotiate with Chechen extremists. But a TIME reconstruction of the events leading up to the slaughter at Beslan&#39;s School No.