DUMA SETS CONDITIONS FOR START-II RATIFICATION.

For theRussian parliament to ratify START-II, three conditions must bemet, Duma defense committee chairman told Segodnya July13. They include: "unconditional implementation of the 1972ABM treaty, a time-table for the implementation of START-II whichcorresponds to Russia’s economic possibilities, and the provisionof adequate funds for the maintenance of Russia’s strategic arsenal.

Duma Approves Petroleum Bill.