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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
US: Russia entry into WTO 'not close'
2008-08-12
But it hasn't anything to do with Georgia. Honest. Just happened to be the scheduled Tuesday announcement from Commerce Dept.
Posted by:lotp

#2  "Foreign Secretary David Miliband used blunter terms, saying Russia's "aggression" in Georgia was incompatible with its desire to join the World Trade Organization and its status as a major energy supplier to Europe.

Brown said: "It's international pressure in these last few days from many countries that has now brought this immediate ceasefire that's now shared by Georgia and Russia."

The counter spin campaign has begun.

Posted by: superstitiousGalitizianer   2008-08-12 14:20  

#1  This is some of that long term damage to relations Bush was talking about.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-08-12 13:41  

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