Putin, on eve of visit to China, says Russia will pursue national interest
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MOSCOW  - On the eve of a three-day visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would take its foreign partners' needs into account when building energy pipelines in the Far East but would proceed on the basis of its own national interests.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Brazil for talks on its space programme and the sale of fighter planes.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met   South African leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday at the start of a   visit intended to forge closer ties between the mineral and   diamond superpowers.
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Tiananmen Square was decorated with Chinese and Russian flags Thursday morning as president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that &quot;through its work within the Central Asian Cooperation Organization [CACO] Russia is hoping to seriously expand its practical scope for countering such threats as terrorism and religious extremism, and for
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Russian President Vladimir Putin,  accused in the West of backtracking on democracy, turns East  this week to visit China which many in the Kremlin camp see as  a model of an economically-successful autocracy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Ukraine Tuesday for a live television appearance praising the Russian-backed candidate despite criticism that he was seeking to pressure voters ahead of weekend presidential elections in the former Sovier republic.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused in the West of backtracking on democracy, turns East this week to visit China which many in the Kremlin camp see as a model of an economically-successful autocracy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  arrived in China Thursday aiming to boost trade, but cautious  not to make promises he cannot keep on long-stalled oil and gas  projects to the energy-hungry giant.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday  dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet  past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a  stable future.
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RUSSIAN security systems were stepped up yesterday as Vladimir Putin, on holiday in the resort town of Sochi, said the crashes of two airliners would be investigated &quot;without delay&quot;.
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China will sign an agreement today endorsing Russia&#39;s bid to enter the World Trade Organization, China&#39;s Foreign Ministry said on the first of a two-day visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sat they want to strengthen cooperation between their countries.
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MOSCOW - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday and told him that China is ready to provide &quot;feasible help&quot; to Russia in the fight against terrorism, Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Turkish leaders, Monday. Mr. Putin&#39;s visit -- the first by any Russian leader in 32 years -- is aimed at boosting trade and political cooperation between the former regional foes.
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China's prime minister arrived in Moscow on Thursday to discuss Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization and China's efforts to secure a steady supply of Russian oil for its booming economy.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, the Interfax news agency reported.