Putin warns of possible foreign meddling in poll
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President Vladimir Putin told Russia's  state security service on Wednesday to raise its guard against  outside attempts to meddle in a March election which is  expected to bring to power his hand-picked successor.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in democratic elections, including Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll.
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President Putin warns Georgia not to use "blackmail" against Russia amid a bitter spying row.
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Russian papers wonder what President Putin's nomination of Viktor Zubkov as PM means for the presidential election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin injected himself directly into the election crisis in this former Soviet republic Thursday, strongly attacking the opposition's central demand for a new presidential runoff and cautioning the West against getting too involved.
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is winding up his year expressing doubts about his country&#39;s relationship with the United States.
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned of a threat of extremism and ethnic and religious intolerance in the months before parliamentary elections and he ordered law enforcement agencies to do more to protect Russia's secrets.
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In a cold-war-style rift, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the West have diametrically opposed views on Ukraine's election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying "double standards" in democratic elections, including Ukraine's presidential poll.
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Russian and Western leaders are sharply at odds over the country's election crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was sceptical about demands by the Ukrainian opposition to repeat a run-off vote after a contested presidential election.
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During a visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimr Putin warned western countries against fomenting divisions in Ukraine and other countries, describing such attempts as counterproductive and destabilizing.
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The Bush administration is hoping for a pro-Western outcome in today&#39;s presidential election in Ukraine, but at the same time has to be careful not to antagonize Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia warns Europe and US against recognising independent state
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President Vladimir Putin said in a veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic ...Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed President Bush as a "predictable partner" Wednesday and said that if his lead in the U.S. election is confirmed, it would mean the American people had not given in to the threats of international terrorists.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of trying to &quot;isolate&quot; Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics.