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Description: Vladimir Putin, who was catapulted into the Kremlin following Boris Yeltsin's resignation, was elected President on March 26, 2000 by a solid majority that embraced his military campaign in Chechnya. Parties backing Putin did well in the December 1999 Duma election, giving Putin a stable parliamentary majority as well. Putin has moved to strengthen the central government vis-a-vis regional leaders, to bring TV and radio under tighter state control, and to modernize the armed forces. Federal for… more
Date: April 19, 2001
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Arms Control After START II: Next Steps on the U.S.-Russian Agenda

Description: The United States and Russia signed the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) on January 3, 1993. This report presents the background on the Russian parliament approval of the START II ratification. The report also discusses the linkage between U.S. withdrawal from ABM treaty and Russia’s possible withdrawal from START II. It discusses the alternative approaches for the United States and the future for the U.S.-Russian arms control process.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Woolf, Amy F. & Goldman, Stuart D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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