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Article: RUSSIA: A NEWLY CONFIDENT PUTIN.(President Vladimir Putin)(Brief Article)
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- IPR Strategic Business Information Database
- Article date:
- October 11, 2001
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Last summer, when President Vladimir Putin took a number of stands that were at odds with public opinion, such as opposing the death penalty, some commentators suggested that Putin, as a leader, was becoming "less shy". However, those positions were considerably less risky than President Putin's recent enthusiastic support for the U.S.-led coalition to end international terrorism. With his suggestion that Russia may drop its opposition to further NATO expansion and his support for the U.S.'s stationing some of its troops in CIS countries, Putin is taking a stand at odds not only with public opinion but also elements within his own military and foreign policy ...