Putin Congratulates Ukraine's Yushchenko
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
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Pro-West opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory in Ukraine's historic presidential election rerun, telling supporters the vote was a triumph for the country and proclaiming that "now we are free" from dominance by neighboring Russia.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin sends a message of support  to George W Bush after his re-election as US President.
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KIEV, Ukraine - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated his apparent victory in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election Monday, thanking his supporters for spending weeks camped out on freezing streets in a show of force that helped overturn results of a
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko praised thousands of his supporters Wednesday night, telling a roaring, orange-clad crowd that they changed the country without bloodshed &#151; but he also warned of trouble during this weekend's presidential runoff.
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Ukraine&#39;s West-leaning presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has noted the importance of cooperation with Russia, saying such cooperation is of strategic interest to his country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement.
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Europe and the United States welcomed the outcome of Ukrainian presidential elections won by pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko, and urged the former Soviet state's leaders to heal their divisions to end a month-long crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday expressed his satisfaction at bilateral relations with Italy after meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Kremlin, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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KIEV, DECEMBER 24, (RIA Novosti) - Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko believes that Russia is Ukraine&#39;s eternal strategic partner.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has affirmed that the sale of Yukos&#39;s biggest subsidiary company Yugansk to BaikalFinansGroup complied with the law.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma congratulated striker Andriy Shevchenko on Tuesday on being named European Footballer of the Year, praising him as "brilliant representative" of sport in the ex-Soviet ...
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MOSCOW : President Vladimir Putin said he would be &quot;pleased&quot; to see Ukraine admitted to the European Union because this would only benefit Russia&#39;s economy due to its deep and long-standing industrial links with Ukraine.
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Last week it became perfectly clear which candidate Russia -- specifically President Vladimir Putin and parliament -- should support in the Ukrainian presidential election.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
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President Vladimir Putin, who has openly supported Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in his bid for president, will field questions live on Ukrainian television on Tuesday.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich met with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, just over a week before the former Soviet republic's second round of presidential elections in which Putin has openly backed Yanukovich's bid.