Putin the 'phenomenon' on display at annual press conference
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For nearly four hours, he held sway on a broad range of issues, spontaneously rattling off statistics to support his answers.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the worldâs media on today to play a responsible role in the fight against terrorism, and said they could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats.
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This was the year the Russian government aimed to brighten its image overseas. A Kremlin-backed satellite TV channel went into full operation, the government newspaper began putting inserts in major foreign papers, and President Vladimir Putin hosted the G-8 summit of big industrialized democracies.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 29 -- In mid-January, the publication Kommersant First Rating released the results of its annual poll, in which Russians were asked to name the country's elite in 2007. Heading the list of 200, as in previous years, was President Vladimir Putin, followed by one of the country's most...
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TIME meets with Putin's spokesman to talk about the enigmatic Russian president, politics, press freedom and the upcoming elections.
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RUSSIAN ON-LINE NEWSPAPER - Questions are mounting about whether Putin&#39;s policies - not only in Chechnya but also the power consolidation drive to stamp out opposition and public debate - are exacerbating the terrorist threat.
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Moscow, Sept. 24 (PTI): Flaying double standards in combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin, today said the world must unite to fight the menace and that the media should not be a passive observer
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Russian officials have helped organize a wave of rallies calling for Vladimir Putin to stay on as president after his second term ends next year, according to two documents obtained by Reuters on Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin urged journalists Friday to use their work to advance the battle against terrorism, saying the media should not just be passive observers in the face of threats by militants.
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IN THE four years since he became Russia&#39;s President after his predecessor Mr Boris Yeltsin bowed out, Mr Vladimir Putin has put an unmistakable stamp of personal authority on the Kremlin.
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President Vladimir Putin voiced pride in Russia's economic growth at the start of his annual marathon news conference Thursday but acknowledged the government has much to do to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
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Vladimir Putin began a state visit to Kiev yesterday with a television interview in which he held out the possibility of favourable treatment to Ukrainians, a move thought likely to be helpful to the pro-Moscow candidate in next Sunday&#39;s presidential
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will step down next year, may have a surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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For more than four years now the word President Vladimir Putin has used about the situation in Chechnya is &quot;normalisation&quot;.
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Russian state television predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech on the Red Square in Moscow, in 2005.Comment
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A number of Turkish mass media have disseminated detailed information on the news conference organized by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin for local and foreign journalists.