Should share intelligence, but no more. Should participate in any military action. Should back the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. If you wish to be informed when a new issue is updated, enter your e-mail address and click 'Update' . The Russia Journal takes a close look at the country's metals sector.
Reports cover the aluminium, copper, steel, platinum and other industries.
In this Urals steelworks town, the massive Magnitogorsk factory continues to serve as a lifeblood for residents. The Russia Journal Ukrainian importers may be facing a raft of stiff penalty duties starting April - unless Kiev decides to accept a quota limit. What many analysts regard as the last obstacle to Russian platinum shipments abroad has been removed. Personalized News Updates.