Understatement of the Week
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/08/understatement_of_the_week.htmPosted on Thursday, August 14th, 2008 | In Emerging Markets, Market Commentary, Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
This quote I dare say is the understatement of the week (hat tip to our editor):
“Now Russia’s defeat of Georgian forces who tried to retake the breakaway region of South Ossetia, and its backing of rebels who pushed Georgian troops out of Abkhazia, will make it even less likely Georgia will lift its opposition to Russian membership in the world trading body.”
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