Russia hopes for clout with new bloc
By Li Xiaokun and Hu Yinan | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-05 07:59
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) and First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva vote on Sunday at a polling station in Moscow during parliamentary elections. Dmitry Astakhov / Ria Novosti, Via Reuters |
BEIJING - As Russians went to the polls on Sunday to decide the composition of their country's lower house of parliament for the next four years, Chinese analysts said the Kremlin's bold vision for a Eurasian Union would be a defining issue for Russia over the next few years.
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