Relations between the US and Russia, riding high after a recent “cheeseburger summit” between Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, came back to earth during the recent spy scandal. But in between, the main thing the two leaders achieved when they met late last month has been overlooked: a joint commitment to see Russia join the World Trade Organisation. As Mr Obama said: “That's good for Russia, it's good for America and it's good for the world economy.”
在巴拉克?奧巴馬(Barack Obama)與德米特里?梅德韋杰夫(Dmitry Medvedev)不久前的“芝士漢堡峰會”后,美俄關系曾出現起色,而緊接著發生的間諜丑聞,又讓兩國關系倒退。但在這中間,兩國領導人上月下旬會晤時取得的主要成就被忽視了:即,共同承諾推動俄羅斯加入世界貿易組織(WTO)。正如奧巴馬所說的:“這有利于俄羅斯、有利于美國、有利于世界經濟?!?/p>