I'm the world's only true democrat, says Putin
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized him, for falling short of their own ideals.
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Is Russia giving up on democracy? Russian President Vladimir Putin certainly seems to be suggesting that possibility. He introduced a plan that would restrict elections in Russia and would &quot;radically restructure
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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin's annual TV call-in show revealed just how far Russian politics have become a one-man show.
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Russia's President Putin pledges to stick to democracy and the market economy, in a riposte to critics.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to international criticism that he&#39;s reinstalling an authoritarian government in the Kremlin, insisted yesterday there&#39;ll be &quot;no turnabout&quot; from a democratic nation, but he said he won&#39;t retreat from tough
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in the Vnukovo-2 government airport this evening. At the beginning of the meeting Putin said: &quot;Esteemed Leonid Danilovych, I am pleased
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday  rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian  rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy  to match its traditions.
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Accusations by the United States that  Russia has backtracked on democracy are unfair, President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s top foreign policy aide was quoted as saying  two days before Putin meets U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not tolerate attempts to use human rights for political aims.
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MOSCOW, Dec 24  - Russia will not use its influence behind the scenes in the former Soviet republics, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, ahead of a key election in Ukraine.
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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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"Russia is categorically against a unilateral declaration of independence"  Serbia's drift toward Russia continued ahead of the country's presidential election with the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been made an honorary citizen of its second-largest city. The criteria for becoming an honorary citizen of Novi Sad states that the nominee must have deep personal ties to the city and must have significantly contributed to its development. But Mr. Putin has not visited Novi Sad while in office - nor has he made any special contribution to the city. Analysts say that the honor - which has also been given by a number of other Serbian towns - was bestowed in an attempt to boost the prospects of the pro-Russian presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic ahead of this weekend's election. Read more
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly warned against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, accusing the West of trying to force its conception of democracy on countries in the region.
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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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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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Accusations by the United States that Russia has backtracked on democracy are unfair, President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide was quoted as saying two days before Putin meets U.S. President George W. Bush.