DUMA CALLS ON BANK TO HELP FEED RUSSIAN TROOPS.

On July21, the Russian Duma adopted a resolution calling on the RussianCentral Bank to use its profits to help feed Russian soldiers,Interfax reported July 21. Duma members said that the defenseministry had dipped into its strategic reserves to feed soldiersin recent months but lacked the money to continue paying suppliers. One measure of the Russian military’s current plight is a Russianradio report on July 21 that the families of those soldiers whodie in conflicts like Chechnya will receive only a one-time paymentof $90.

Federation Council Postpones Decision on Production SharingMeasure.