Bush, Putin meet at G8 summit as tensions mount
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
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President Bush's missile-shield plans are stoking cold-war tensions, as Putin threatens to re-aim Russian weapons at Europe.
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WASHINGTON -- In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the UN Security Council.
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President Vladimir Putin said he valued the partnership of President George W. Bush, but voiced suspicion the US might be behind what the Kremlin sees as efforts to isolate Russia and even destabilize it.
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Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.
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MOSCOW, Jun 7 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to  reaffirm his disagreement with Washington's view of Russian  democracy, reiterate objections to the proposed U.S. missile  shield in Eastern Europe and give more meaningful explanations on  the rules of the international community at the Group of Eight  (G8) summit under way in Germany this week, analysts say.
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BERLIN -- Germany and some of its partners in the Group of 8 leading industrial economies are bracing for a major conflict with the United States at a summit meeting next week, with the Bush administration expected to block a declaration on global warming, European officials said during the weekend.
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President Bush will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in Maine for two days of talks in July on issues ranging from Iran and civil nuclear cooperation to missile defense, the White House announced today.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - More than a thousand anti-war protesters rallied near President George W. Bush's family compound on Sunday as he prepared to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for a fence-mending summit.
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US President George W Bush tries to soothe a missile row with Russia as a key G8 summit begins in Germany.
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President Bush's summertime meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bush family's oceanfront estate is about lobsters, legacies and a break from increasing tensions.
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US President Bush and other G8 leaders are in Germany for a summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.
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PRAGUE, June 4 -- President Bush arrived here Monday to begin an eight-day visit to Europe, at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to retaliate against U.S. plans for a European missile defense system by aiming some of Russia's weapons at new targets on the continent.
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U.S. President George W. Bush tried to calm rising tensions with Moscow over a planned missile defense system ahead of a meeting Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the world's richest nations.
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Six years ago, U.S. President George W. Bush said he gazed into Russian President Vladimir Putin's soul. Now he just wants to see if they can get along.
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With U.S.-Russian relations under heavy strain, President Bush and President Vladimir Putin will meet July 1 and 2 in Kennebunkport, Maine, administration officials said Wednesday.
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President Vladimir Putin lashed out at Vice President Dick Cheney ahead of this weekend&#039;s G-8 summit, calling his recent criticisms of Russia &quot;an unsuccessful hunting shot,&quot; according to a television interview broadcast Wednesday.