text: Russia #39;s Putin defends move to centralize power Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to international criticism that he #39;s reinstalling an authoritarian government in the Kremlin, insisted yesterday there #39;ll be  quot;no turnabout quot; from a democratic nation, but he said he won #39;t retreat from tough 
inputs: Russia #39;s Putin defends move to centralize power Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to international criticism that he #39;s reinstalling an authoritarian government in the Kremlin, insisted yesterday there #39;ll be  quot;no turnabout quot; from a democratic nation, but he said he won #39;t retreat from tough 