Brussels, 09/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Despite criticism from the European Union and the United States, Russia is persevering in its determination to become a member of the WTO, no longer individually but as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Although the issue was avoided during US President Barack Obama's visit early in the week, it was back on the table on 8 July when US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced that Washington considers as unrealistic the project that...