U.S. to decide by June 14 whether Russia is market economy

Move could boost oil imports from Russia, world’s second-largest oil producer

Angela Charlton

Associated Press Writer

The U.S. Commerce Department will decide within three weeks whether to declare Russia a market economy, according to a declaration May 24 that boosted Russian hopes of winning a status that would dramatically improve its access to world markets. At a presidential summit in Moscow May 24, U.S. offic....

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