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)