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> From Russia with love
--- This and variations upon it have got to be the single-most-used headline in English-language articles on Russia. --- For all the talk of his being more of a nationalist than his erratic predecessor Boris Yeltsin, Putin's record has been one of concessions. After September 11 he accepted US military bases in central Asia. --- I think from the view of the Kremlin US forces there are helping stabilize a dangerous area, which before Russia was trying to do on its own. The US is picking up the slack.