The British left-wing Labour MP, Mr Tony Benn, urged Russians yesterday to resist the West's attempts to persuade Moscow to persevere with market economy reforms despite the financial crisis. He argued that the IMF's economic stabilisation programme for Russia was designed to protect western interests.
Resist West, urges Benn
The British left-wing Labour MP, Mr Tony Benn, urged Russians yesterday to resist the West's attempts to persuade Moscow to persevere…
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