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 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday he was amazed to sit in Red Square this week and celebrate the end of World War II in Europe next to the leader of Russia, a nation that has become a friend of the United States.
Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin palled around Moscow together during Putin's grand V-E celebrations, trying to minimize the backstage sniping between their two camps. Bush continued to put the best face on their relationship as he welcomed members of Congress to the White House for a personal debriefing from his four-nation trip.
"Russia is not our enemy," Bush said. "Russia is our friend, and it's important that we work together to achieve peace. Obviously, we have a difference of opinion on certain issues, but we don't have a difference of opinion on working together for peace."
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