KAZAKH CHROME DEAL WITH JAPAN DRAWS RUSSIAN IRE.

Russianindustrialists have demanded that Moscow take action against Almatyto prevent Kazakhstan from shipping its chrome to Japan ratherthan to Russian plants, Segodnya reported August 22. Recentagreements between Almaty and Tokyo could lead to massive unemploymentat chrome processing plants in the Russian Federation, but anypressure by Moscow against Almaty could backfire in other, morepolitical spheres.

Hired Guns in Tajikistan.