Katz, Mark N.2010-08-272010-08-272006-09-13https://hdl.handle.net/1920/5907© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Deposited with permission from UPI.com.Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the June 2005 election of the staunchly anti- American Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran. Ahmadinejad, though, has proven to be a difficult partner for Putin -- especially regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.en-USInternational affairsPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-Ahmadinejad, MahmoudArticle