Flight moscow - Reports: Parliament speaker says Russia's WTO bid could be postponed

Reports: Parliament speaker says Russia's WTO bid could be postponed
Albuquerque Tribune - MOSCOW - The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament warned on Tuesday that Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization could be postponed if it is unable to reach an agreement on suitable membership terms. "My opinion is that Russia's

Moldova fighing Russian embargo of wines
World Peace Herald - CHISINAU, Moldova -- Moldova has decided to fight back against a Russian embargo of its wines by sending a parliamentary delegation to Moscow this week. Russia's RIA Novosti reported that Marian Lupu, speaker of the Moldovan parliament, met with

Adviser: Russia should deploy more missiles
Navy Times - MOSCOW A prominent Russian defense analyst on Tuesday called for Moscow to accelerate deployment of its new Topol-M missiles and open arms control talks with the United States in order to narrow the widening gap in strategic capabilities between

Riyadh seeks Russian to block US strike on Iran
IranMania News - LONDON, April 12 (IranMania) - Saudi Arabia, fearing that US military action against Iran would wreak further havoc in the region, has asked Russia to block any bid by Washington to secure UN cover for an attack, a Russian diplomat said, AFP reported

Time to bury Lenin?
Denver Post - Moscow - A Russian history institute and its parent organization have apparently split over whether Vladimir Lenin's corpse should remain on display in Red Square - a dispute that reflects nationwide ambivalence over the Soviet founder's historic

Russian U-plan for Iran still on table: Lavrov
IranMania News - LONDON, April 12 (IranMania) - Moscow's offer to enrich Iran's nuclear fuel on Russian soil in an attempt to resolve an international crisis over the republic's nuclear programme remains valid, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, AFP reported. The