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...administration is wary of Putin and his commitment to Democratic reform. A senior member of Bush's foreign policy team said: "You never know with Putin, it's one step forward and then two steps back." Goose-stepping soldiers, a hammer-and-sickle flag and other symbols of the communist era during the victory parade suggested their nervousness was genuine...
...would like to hear Putin say sorry." EHTEL HALLISTE, spokeswoman for Estonia's Foreign Ministry, demanding an apology for Russia's 44-year occupation of the Baltic state following the end of World War II. Estonia, along with Lithuania, declined to attend this week's events in Moscow commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hitler's defeat...
...Pasqua, a former French Interior Minister and onetime close associate of French President Jacques Chirac's who has categorically denied any involvement. Among others to be named are a member of British Parliament, a right-wing politician in Russia and a former senior aide to Russia's President, Vladimir Putin...
...tell TIME that the U.S. has warned several foreign embassies in Washington that their nationals may soon be identified as suspected wrongdoers. The White House also urged the subcommittee to delay airing the Russian names, at least until after President Bush's return this week from his meeting with Putin. --By Adam Zagorin
...Vladimir Putin said last week, "the triumph of civilization over fascism." In Russia, May 9 marks the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany - an event that in Western Europe is marked the day before - and Russia is going all out to celebrate. Leaders, from U.S. President George W. Bush to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, are expected to come to Moscow for a military parade in Red Square, flyovers by World War II-era fighter planes and, organizers promise, a "stupendous" fireworks display. But for security reasons, ordinary Muscovites are not invited; instead, they've been encouraged...