COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: Russian President Vladimir Putin is wrapping up a visit to Germany. He is to meet the country's business leaders later Friday. Mr. Putin discussed trade, debt and security with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. One of his main goals is to encourage German investment in Russia. He also repeated his opposition to a United States plan for a national missile defense system. Mr. Putin says it could restart an arms race. Mr. Putin told German business leaders that this week's arrest of a Russian media tycoon was not his doing. He called the move "excessive." Still, as CNN's Matthew Chance reports, many in Russia fear press freedoms are under threat.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): Russia's athletic president, in a starring role on televisions around the country. Here (ph) is an image of a man struggling with the weight of office the Kremlin might prefer to avoid. It's only a puppet show, but this satirical look at Russia's rich and powerful president's
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