Two-thirds of Germans back Putin's U.S. criticisms
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Around two in three Germans support Russian President Vladimir Putin's view that the United States is on a mission to become the world's "one single master", according to a poll released on Tuesday.
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Members of Germany's opposition Green party instructed their leaders at a party congress over the weekend to withdraw their support for the German military engagement in Afghanistan.While the decision cannot actually affect Germany's current foreign policy -- since Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government does not need opposition votes for a renewal of the troop's mandate next month -- it is indicative of the deep split which has developed within the Greens.
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Last week, President Vladimir Putin received public support from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and American President George Bush.
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Voters in two states in what was East Germany are expressing their discontent with the dominant political parties in Germany by endorsing radical right-wing and former communist parties in state elections, exit ...
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Parties on the fringes of Germany's political spectrum have been given an eager reception in the depressed east ahead of state elections this weekend, luring voters with a mix of xenophobic standards and new complaints over plans to reduce much-needed benefits.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S. criticism, echoed  by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's plans for  radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States and its Western allies on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force their will on the world.
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BERLIN - A senior German minister &#39;s comments, which appeared to soften Berlin&#39;s hardline opposition to sending troops to Iraq sparked a round of diplomatic activity across the Atlantic.
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Critics say Putin's regime stifles dissent in the press.
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Top foreign officials across Europe are either accepting or welcoming the second term for President Bush. Meeting in Moscow, Italian prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they welcome the Bush win.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Germany urged the United States  on Saturday to back EU diplomacy on Iran to stop it acquiring  nuclear weapons, while Tehran expressed optimism about reaching  a deal with the Europeans.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, hit by a spate of midterm election defeats over his cutbacks in social welfare spending, is regaining his popularity in opinion polls after the re-election of President ...
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Nearly 60 percent of Germans in the former Soviet bloc eastern half of the country believe that it will take "more than 10 years" for their living conditions to catch up with those in western Germany, according ...
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Russia's Vladimir Putin sends a message of support  to George W Bush after his re-election as US President.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is winning support for his plan to ease restrictions on foreign ownership of OAO Gazprom, the nation&#39;s largest gas producer.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's decision to welcome a 3-year-old Russian girl into his home made national news in Russia and won praise from adoption advocates who say Russians should follow Schroeder's example.
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HAMBURG, December 20 (Itar-Tass) -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin âset the toneâ for the consultations between their delegations, a Kremlin aide said.