[sageb1]

You may be right about that, but there is no doubt that Russia is buying up natural resources and using them as leverage. Should Russia be allowed into the WTO?

[A. Pole]

You may be right about that, but there is no doubt that Russia is buying up natural resources and using them as leverage.

This is a smart policy used also at times by Western countries too.

Should Russia be allowed into the WTO?

It depends if you want Russian economy to be more interdependent or Russia to be more free to make her own decisions. WTO has good and bad sides.