This is the only interview President Putin has granted during his visit to the United States, and the first time a Russian leader has taken questions from the American public.

Following this conversation, Neal Conan, host of Talk of the Nation from NPR News, will join listeners, foreign affairs experts and NPR reporters to continue the discussion about President Putin's meetings this week with President Bush and their impact on U.S. foreign policy.

Listeners will be able to e-mail their questions before the show begins to putin@npr.org. Titled "Special Report from NPR News," the program can be heard on WOUB Radio Network stations, or by accessing the live audio stream on www.npr.org. The web site will also feature archival NPR News interviews about Russia and President Putin, as well as reports covering his past visits to the United States. The program will also be available at http://www.woub.org

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