ROGOZIN INSISTS SEVASTOPOL PART OF RUSSIA

From: Info-Prod Research (Middle East) | Date: January 9, 2006 | Copyright information

The leader of "Motherland" party and the co-chairman of its parliamentary fraction in the State Duma Dmitry Rogozin has suggested to reconsider Russia`s base lease of Black Sea Fleet in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol. According to the Echo of Moscow newspaper, Rogozin stressed that Russia should not pay to Ukraine for the rent of the land. Roogzin believes his proposal is backed by ...

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