Russian Senators Discuss Grand Treaty 

However, the Federation Councils' CIS Committee recommended the upper house ratify it, and Committee Chairman Oleg Bogomolov spoke in its favor. As expected, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov turned out to be the treaty's most outspoken opponent, claiming that its ratification will deny Russia the opportunity to get back Sevastopol. With completely unexpected brilliance, emotion, and simultaneous professionalism, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov supported ratification, calling on the Federation Council to stop living in a world of illusion and wake up to current political realities.

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