The FINANCIAL -- Konstantin Kosachev, head of the International Relations Committee of the Russian State Duma (lower house of the parliament), said Russia should revise its "moderate" stance towards the self-declared entites if the European states recognize independence of the Serbian province

The FINANCIAL -- Poland has called on members of the North Atlantic alliance to support Ukraine`s request to join the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP), the Polish foreign minister said on February 2, according to RIA Novosti.

The FINANCIAL -- Ukraine may join the WTO on unfavorable terms just to beat Russia to it and gain advantage, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Saturday, adding that Russia would only take an offer that guarantees its economic stability, according to