Vladimir Putin
Former president of the Russian Federation
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6/4/07 - Russian President Vladimir Putin discusses the missile dispute with the United States, the risks of cooperating with Western companies in the production of Russian natural gas and what he describes as democratic deficiencies in the United States and Europe. (spiegel)
7/12/06 - Summary Transcript with video embed: Putin takes a swipe at Vice President Dick Cheney and discusses the G8 summit. (msnbc)
7/12/06 - Transcript: Putin discusses the G8 summit held in St. Petersburg. (civilg8)
5/8/05 - Transcript: Putin defends his form of Russian democracy and criticism of Bush and the Iraq Wa. (cbsnews)
2001 - Transcript with audio added: Putin talks about his trip to America and visit to Ground Zero in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. (npr)
12/14/00 - Russia’s steely leader likes eco-warriors, the ski slopes and the ‘72 hockey summit. But most of all, he’d like you to like him. (gazeta)
10/26/00 - Putin expresses his view on Russia’s foreign and interior policy including Chechen war, Middle East conflict, fight against Russian mafia and corruption. (gazeta)
3/13/00 - Putin talks about relations with the West, Chechnya and his past in the KGB in his first interview with a foreign journalist. (gazeta)
3/24 - Putin shares his opinion on new technology and the internet. (gazeta)
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12/07 - Putin talks Russian elections prior to his naming as Time’s “Person of the Year.” (time)
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