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Kremlin aide on threats to Russian sovereignty 20:38 | 03/ 03/ 2006 MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - International terrorism, economic non-competitiveness and the possibility of "color revolutions" were the principal threats to Russia's national sovereignty a presidential aide said in a text published on Friday. Vladislav Surkov, speaking at a meeting of the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party on February 7 and quoted on the party's official site, said a "soft takeover" based on modern "orange methods" in the face of the nations' reduced ability to counter foreign interference posed a serious danger. The "orange revolution" that swept Ukrainian President...