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(04/29/03) -

Low Marks For Putin On Chechnya

(CPOD) Apr. 29, 2003 – Russian president Vladimir Putin gets low marks for his handling of the conflict in Chechnya, according to a poll by the Russian Center for Public Opinion and Market Research. 65 per cent of respondents say Putin has been unsuccessful in dealing with guerrillas in the breakaway republic.

(03/28/03) -

Anti-American Sentiment Rises in Russia

(CPOD) Mar. 28, 2003 – Negative feelings toward the United States appear to be on the rise in Russia, according to the latest poll by All-Russia Public Opinion Research. 55 per cent of respondents have a negative opinion of the U.S., and only 5 per cent sympathize with the Americans in the current conflict in Iraq.