Friday, February 25, 2011

Russia ratifies military transit deal with US

MOSCOW |
Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:32am EST


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament approved a deal with the United States on Friday to allow transit for military equipment and personnel across Russia to the NATO force in Afghanistan, easing reliance on Pakistan as a transit route.

The Russian-U.S. transit agreement was drawn up during a trip by President Barack Obama to Russia in 2009 in an effort to 'reset' bilateral relations that had been damaged by a

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