UK: WINDSOR: QUEEN HOLDS AUDIENCE WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

Natural Sound Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a private audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth the Second at Windsor Castle. On his first visit to the West as Russian president, Putin pledged that his country wouldn’t drift back into isolation, but would seek friendlier ties with Europe - despite sharp differences over Chechnya. Putin promised to implement economic reforms, defend property owners and root out corruption to attract foreign investment. At a meeting earlier on Monday, British Pr