Putin's black belt appeal
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Women at a Moscow judo centre discuss the merits of Russia's most famous black belt, Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move earlier this week to enhance his own power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin on  Friday urged the West to persuade Georgia's leadership to  change its "irresponsible" policies, the Kremlin press service  said in a statement.
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As Russia grapples with terrorism and instability in Chechnya, a powerful ruler-in-waiting is forcing President Vladimir Putin's hand: the 28-year-old son of a slain Chechen president who commands a feared militia and an oil-fueled business empire.
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MOSCOW  - As Russia grapples with terrorism and instability in Chechnya, a powerful ruler-in-waiting is forcing President Vladimir Putin's hand: the 28-year-old son of a slain Chechen president who commands a feared militia and an oil-fuelled business empire.
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President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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Ossetian policemen with a sniffer dog search a classroom in a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia. Picture:AP. President Vladimir Putin has announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin sought to convince the nation Thursday that his electoral reform was not a retreat from democracy but was needed to save Russia from international terrorists and to limit the political influence of business barons. Putin said in a nationwide television interview his plan to end direct elections of regional governors and parliament deputies will help strengthen the government, which he said was being eroded by ethnic divisions and turf battles between local clans.
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An Irish model for Chechnya? After five years of war and thousands of Russian army battle casualties, is President Vladimir Putin turning away from pure force and boosting the importance of a political solution ...
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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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Russia's President Putin pledges to stick to democracy and the market economy, in a riposte to critics.
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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, December 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin believes there is a need for work in shifts in the districts in north of Russia, where the conditions of life are hard.
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is considering extending his term of office, due to expire in 2008, in a sign of his determination to tighten his grip on power and crack down on terrorism after the Beslan school massacre.