Bush Switches His View of Putin's Russia
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When he first ran for president, George W. Bush talked tough on Russia. He threatened to cut off international aid if Moscow continued "killing women and children, leaving orphans and refugees" in its war in Chechnya.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin turned the tables on Washington on Thursday by suggesting the United States use a Russian-controlled radar instead of U.S. anti-missile hardware in central Europe.
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Vladimir Putin waded into the American election campaign in support of George Bush yesterday, declaring that if the president lost, it would lead to the &quot;spread of terrorism&quot; around the world.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- President Bush on Tuesday accused Russia of backsliding on democratic reforms but promised President Vladmir Putin he has nothing to fear from a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe. "The Cold War is over," Bush insisted.
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In today's European press, Russian newspapers consider the reasons behind President Putin's apparent backing of George W Bush's presidential bid.
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U.S. President George W. Bush tried to calm rising tensions with Moscow over a planned missile defense system ahead of a meeting Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the world's richest nations.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to the US for talks with President Bush aimed at easing tense ties.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles  of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern  about Putin's proposed political reforms.
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In an apparent message to Russian  President Vladimir Putin, President Bush said on Thursday that  any new election in Ukraine should be free of foreign  influence.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 7 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Bush Thursday that he would drop his objections to a U.S. missile defense system if Washington substantially altered current plans to base it entirely in Europe and instead involved Russia through a Soviet-era radar ...
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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, playing down  recent hawkish statements from Moscow, said on Thursday Russia  was not interested in a return to the Cold War.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he doesn't expect President Bush to react immediately to Russia's proposals for changes in the U.S. plan for a missile defense system in eastern Europe.
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President Bush on Tuesday accused Russia of backsliding on democratic reforms but promised President Vladmir Putin he has nothing to fear from a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe. "The Cold War is over," Bush insisted.
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Russia's political elite has been showing a striking willingness to take sides in the U.S. election &#151; most notably President Vladimir Putin, whose expression of support for President Bush reflects more than the two leaders' warm relationship.
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George W Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".
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Moscow, Dec 23 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin today accused the United States and the West of encroaching on Russian interests in the post-Soviet space and isolating Russia by adopting double standards of democracy and human rights.