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Will the Beslan massacre unify - or divide - the West in the global war on terrorism? The massacre of school children by Islamic terrorists in the North Osettian town of Beslan horrified the civilized world.
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President Putin promises Russia pioneering new weaponry - amid continuing crisis in the armed forces.
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For Russians, the Kremlin&#39;s initial response to last Tuesday&#39;s nearly simultaneous plane crashes seemed all too familiar: another example of President Vladimir Putin&#39;s state of denial over the unflattering reality of the war in Chechnya.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that
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BESLAN, Russia - President Vladimir Putin promised on Saturday a tough response to what he called an "all-out war" by terrorists against Russia, as the body count from the school hostage-taking rose to more than 340 dead and some relatives still searched for their loved ones amid the confusion.    A grim-faced Putin addressed the nation on television after a pre-dawn visit to the scene of the hostage-taking in Beslan...
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Description: Critics suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s decision to roll back democratic reforms in his country is an excuse to tighten his grip on power under the guise of fighting terrorism.
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The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective
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December 24, Yesterday was the first time RF President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized US actions and attitudes on Ukraine, Chechnya, YUKOS, and the issue of democracy within Russia.
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Russia&#39;s president Vladimir Putin said yesterday he was ready to work with Europe on solving the crisis in Chechnya, signalling a departure from
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President Vladimir Putin was thoroughly justified in his outrage at the Beslan atrocities, but there was an ominous tone to his suggestion that part of the problem was that Western powers were mucking around in the Caucasus, or that Russia was vulnerable
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BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an &quot;all-out&quot; war by terrorists.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin considers that the British presidency of the G8 and the EU in 2005 opens up new possibilities for cooperation.
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Britain was Wednesday waiting for a response from Russia, which has said it is planning a &quot;targeted and appropriate&quot; reply, in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move earlier this week to enhance his own power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia and the United States remain partners and had warm words for President Bush, but he said that he would like to know whether the United States was intentionally seeking to isolate Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference in Paris, September 22.Comment
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President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a parliamentary investigation in an apparent response to public criticism over last week&#39;s deadly school hostage siege.