Putin Says Russia Is Failing To Keep Its Citizens Safe
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His nation reeling in the wake of hostage drama that killed more than 330, nearly half of them children, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time admitted his government was failing to protect its citizens and needed their help to make the
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir V. Putin criticized Russia's security efforts yesterday, a day after the end of a bloody school siege that left more than 300 hostages dead, declaring, &quot;We showed weakness, and the weak get beaten.&quot;
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MOSCOW : President Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia would not stray from the path of democracy and free markets but told critics of his anti-terror security crackdown he put equal stock in domestic stability.
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin is preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened further violence.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Thursday that it would be "absolutely unacceptable" for him to  stay in power after his second consecutive four-year term ends  in May.
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President Vladimir Putin accused Georgia on Sunday of "state terrorism with hostage-taking" in unusually harsh language suggesting a tough Russian response to Georgia's arrest of four Russian officers last week for spying.
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BESLAN, Russia : President Vladimir Putin vowed to toughen national security and pledged to defend Russian unity after a bloody hostage crisis killed at least 330 people.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday said on Friday that terrorism is a common threat to the international society, and a new international security system should be created
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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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President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country. But his tough tactics risk alienating the public support he needs, and allies abroad seem to be ignoring his pleas to crack down on Chechen separatists.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
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Russia is working on new nuclear missile  systems that other powers do not have in order to protect  itself against future security threats, President Vladimir  Putin said on Wednesday.
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President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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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 arms race.
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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.