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La Belle France Urges Caution in Oil-For-Food Case
2004-10-07
Posted by:Fred

#3  This one could permanently peg it.
Posted by: Anonymous6682   2004-10-07 4:49:50 PM  

#2  The interests of TotalFinaElf and of Jacques Chirac are more or less identical. The interests of Yukos/LUKoil/oligarchs and Putin are opposed.

Perhaps we're turning a corner in our relationship with the Russians.
Posted by: lex   2004-10-07 1:15:29 PM  

#1  Note Russia's stand:

Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed its support for the investigation into the alleged bribes. "The investigation that is being conducted should result in an objective picture of possible irregularities that could have been committed under the oil-for-food program," Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said.

"Russia, like all countries, is interested in the results of this investigation being objective," he said, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

Posted by: lex   2004-10-07 1:07:35 PM  

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