These projects succeeded in reducing Russian demand for British rubber.

The United States has also rejected the Russian demand.

With the opening of the Great Northern War in 1700, Russian demands began to seem excessive.

"The mentality of the Russian demands a lord, a czar, a president," she said.

But the Russian demands did not lead to peace, and the war was resumed.

And Russian demand for energy is collapsing along with the country's industries.

The session ended at 7:00 am with a decision to accept all Russian demands without expressing protest or complaint.

Alliance diplomats have rejected the Russian demand for more specifics, saying that they are not going to make decisions on behalf the new members.

Later on," he added, "we would have no further interest in completely satisfying the Russian demands.

He says Russian demand for computer hardware is growing at a 17 percent-a-year clip.