The new agreement practically nullifies Ukraine"s ability to conduct an independent foreign policy. And only the most naive observers would anticipate that the deal clarifies the future of Russian-Ukrainian relations.
MOSCOW. (Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti political commentator) - Russian sources in Geneva expect the new START Treaty to be ready by February 27. The two countries have been trying since last May to find a mutually acceptable arrangement to legally document a limit on the number of U.S. and Russian nuclear delivery vehicles and warheads.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - As luck would have it, a great many top Russian officials come from St. Petersburg, which means that they can persuade the federal government and local authorities to tackle the problems of the Baltic, Europe"s most polluted inland sea.