efreedomnews WAR ON TERRORISM - AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE Russia Softens Support for IraqJonathan Rhodesefreedomnews21 December 2002 "We cannot say that that Russia is or is not satisfied with the declaration. We have simply taken it into consideration." Russia's position on Iraq has long been, "Russia does not have clearly defined geopolitical priorities [regarding Iraq], while economic interests are much more transparent and thus likely to dominate in the foreseeable future." Yevgeny Gavrilenkov, chief economist at Troika Dialog [Link] In other words, Russian reticence to fully join with the US policy against Iraq has nothing to do with...
