Tuesday, 04 February 2003

LDPR LEADER SAYS RUSSIA SHOULD GET PAID FOR SUPPORTING STRIKE ON IRAQ.

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By empty (2/4/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Deputy State Duma Speaker and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovskii has said that Moscow should support a U.S. military strike against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein if Washington promises Russia financial and political benefits in exchange, newsru.
Deputy State Duma Speaker and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovskii has said that Moscow should support a U.S. military strike against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein if Washington promises Russia financial and political benefits in exchange, newsru.com and other Russian news agencies reported on 3 February. Zhirinovskii, who is known for his long-standing close personal contacts with Hussein\'s regime, said Moscow should demand the right \"to pump at least $30 billion worth of Iraqi oil\" and completely free-transit access between the Kaliningrad exclave and the rest of Russia. He added that Russia should participate in a post-Hussein \"peacekeeping operation\" in Iraq and insist upon joint military administration on the model of post-World War II Berlin. (RFE/RL)
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