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The death of former Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov may beVladimir Putin's short-term gain, but it is Russia's long-termloss. Moscow will now confront the deadly face of Islamic extremistterrorism. Washington should cooperate selectively with Russia intracking and intercepting terrorists' financial flows, technicalexpertise, and training capabilities.
President Obama has his hands full dealing with Russia. However, high on his agenda should be the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Moscow's most famous prisoner.
President Bush's agenda for the Ljubljana summit with PresidentPutin must be based on a clear grasp of prior policy failures aswell as a clear understanding of U.S. national security interests.
Former member of Russia's Parliament Boris Nadezhdin, while speaking on State TV, said it was impossible for Russia to defeat Ukraine.
As a result of its recent parliamentary elections, Russia will bemore difficult diplomatically and less hospitable to foreigninvestment. President Vladimir Putin's judgment in using his newparliamentary support and popularity will define both hisrelationship with the West and his place in history, and hisresistance to the virulent nationalism and populist socialism ofhis party's hangers-on will make the difference between Russia'sprogress and failure.