US Congress likely to remove trade restrictions on Russia
A senior World Trade Organization official said that US Congress is considered likely to remove Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia in order to benefit from the country's entry to the global trade body, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Russia and China have lifted restrictions on trade in the rubles and the yuan in a bid to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation, following the results of a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on Tuesday.