In meetings with top-ranking Russians, including President Vladimir Putin, he was more restrained.

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But many world leaders have criticised Washington's ambition -- including President Vladimir Putin who has warned it would mean ripping up the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) and risked a new arms race.

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Other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed condolences.

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During his three days in New York, Jiang met with many world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Mori Yoshiro and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung.

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There are now four runners, including Dmitry Medvedev, the choice of President Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, an extreme nationalist.

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The company, founded in 1945, has been worn by number of celebrities, world leaders and even fictitious heroes over the years, including Clark Gable, Rock Hudson the James Bond character, Vladimir Putin and Rudolph Giuliani.

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Mr. Bush met with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, and they had some thorny issues to talk about, including some disagreements over how to deal with Iran and its nuclear program.

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But senior officials from President Vladimir Putin's entourage who had been expected to be included were left off, including Russia's top police official Alexander Bastrykin.

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