Bush tries to revive rapport with Putin
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush, hosting Vladimir Putin at his family's estate on Maine's rocky coast, will seek to revive a friendship with the Russian president amid tensions that have evoked comparisons to the Cold War.
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Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but their meeting began Sunday with handshakes and smiles
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WASHINGTON -- In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the UN Security Council.
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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 Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia and the United States remain partners and had warm words for President Bush, but he said that he would like to know whether the United States was intentionally ...
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush on Monday for reshaping a planned U.S. missile shield that has strained relations between their countries.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged Russian President 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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President Bush's missile-shield plans are stoking cold-war tensions, as Putin threatens to re-aim Russian weapons at Europe.
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Is a tense meeting in the cards for President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin? "Could be," even Bush admits.
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President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.
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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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George W Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".
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In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the U.N. Security Council.
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President Bush will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in Maine for two days of talks in July on issues ranging from Iran and civil nuclear cooperation to missile defense, the White House announced today.
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The political crisis in Ukraine marks a reality check for U.S.-Russian relations and may force President Bush to re-evaluate ties with President Vladimir Putin, his close ally in the war on terror.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
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Henry Kissinger met President Vladimir Putin on Saturday during a private visit at the Kremlin the former U.S. Secretary of State said was aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations, whose presidents are to meet for a summit this month.